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From a real LTTE by DUer jody: (I like it. :-))
Electing congresspersons
The period of madness approaches known as Alabama's election season. I offer my simple solution to elect congresspersons to represent us in the U.S. House of Representatives.
I propose that every legal voter pay a modest fee of $10 to have their Social Security number entered into a congressperson lottery. One number would be chosen to represent each congressional district, about 165,000 voters.
Five hundred thousand dollars from the fees would be given immediately to the lucky winner. The remaining fees, more than $1 million, would be set aside to award to the winner based on voter approval of the congressperson's performance.
For example, voters would be asked after the winner has completed their two-year term, "Do you believe Congressperson Doe did a good job?"
If 90 percent answered "yes," then the congressperson would receive 90 percent of the lottery fees. That should be nearly $1 million. Of course, if only 10 percent answered "yes," the congressperson would receive about $110,000.
The only losers in my scheme would be do-nothing incumbents, preying lobbyists, political party functionaries and campaign lackeys.
The real winners would be We the People!
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