One of my medieval history courses told of a time when the college of cardinals was being slow to elect a new pope, and some king or other got sick of it and locked them all up until they got the job done.
It seems weird now, but in those days, having a pope was essential for political stability.
Our elected losers continue to play political games with the budget and the debt ceiling. This is not an idle thing. The world’s economy is affected by this.
The states need to step in and amend the constitution to impose order on these idiots.
There should be a deadline three or four months before the budget becomes effective, or before the debt ceiling limit is likely to be broken. If they haven’t passed anything by that time, they should …
- Be locked in the Capitol and fed the same meals prisoners get.
- Have no access to cameras. No photo ops. No press.
- For every week that goes by, they lose one meal. After that they just get day-old bread and water.
This may sound harsh to our delicate, modern ears, but their actions literally affect the livelihoods of billions of people.