Don't get too excited now; Stupid Votes is still on hiatus. This issue, however, is so stupid, that it acted as a stupid vacuum that sucked a Stupid Votes post out of said hiatus.
It all started with Michael Jackson.
House Resolution 600: Honoring an American Legend and Musical Icon.
Not only is this resolution stupid for many reasons I have explained on countless occasions, but this particular resolution seems to have special significance. It has caused much more passion and uproar that I can remember seeing in congress for at least a couple of years.
It was all started by Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, who is responsible for an amazing array of congressional stupidity (bills, resolution, speeches, etc.) that seem to be there for no purpose other than to waste everyone's time. She brought a framed copy of this resolution to Jackson's memorial, promising that it would pass in congress. Then, in an amazing move, when it was introduced in the House, many of the republican representatives walked out.
I kid you not.
When was the last time you remember hearing about a congressional walkout on the federal level? I'm sure it has happened before, but I can't remember the last time.
Their objection, of course, relates to the charges of sexual misconduct, but that doesn't really matter. What matters is that both sides shamed themselves by spending so much time on this issue and accomplishing nothing. They shamed themselves by bringing more passion and outrage to this issue than they bring to feeding the poor, or healing the sick, or teaching the children or debating the wars.
Whether or not to honor Michael Jackson is not their concern. Maybe if the Democrats had walked out before the war in Iraq, we would have hesitated before diving into the mess we made there. Maybe if the Republicans had walked out before the financial bailouts, billions of dollars of taxpayer money wouldn't have been fed to the corporate wealthy with little apparent effect. But this?
This is sick.
Friday, July 10, 2009
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