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Wasting Time in a Good Way

12:00 AM EDT on March 11, 2009

jessica_alba

As people who rarely pay attention to what goes on at the Capitol, we have been shocked recently.  While we elect representatives and senators to tackle important issue, what they really seem to spend their time doing is making toothless resolutions condemning evolution theorists, or attempting to begin Civil War II:  This Time it Isn't About Slavery, It's Because We Elected a Black Man President.  When they do try to make laws it is legislation to italicize the state name.

So, we started thinking, if they are just going to screw around on our dime, they should at least do so in a way that improves our lives in some way.  This morning, we proposed the following resolution to the legislator we thought would be our most likely sponsor.  Click on the jump to see what we have in mind (trust us guys, we made it worth your while).