Congressional 'Living Will'
Dear Readers:
Daddy recently tracked down Congressman Wopper (D-HA) to ask him about his controversial "Congressional Living Will" legislation.
Daddy: "Congressman, tell us what you are proposing, and why."
Wopper: "Gladly, Daddy! Simply applying some liberal social thinking, which we have championed for so long, to our governmental operations.
"We liberals have long been big on helping the common people with their own personal 'death wishing' on themselves and others (encouraging euthanasia, abortion, assisted suicide, and pulling the plug on suffering kin) and we have benefitted so greatly from this, building entire political party structures around these things -- and getting elected! We thought it might be interesting, and fair, to extend this line of thinking and apply it to the ones who have enabled it to take root in the culture -- the government officials!
"So, with only a little modification from what is commonly available now, known as a personal 'Health Care Directive,' we are offering the 'Congressional Living Will' to the voters!"
Daddy: "What in the world is it?"
Wopper: "It is a freely entered into contract with the voters, allowing them to make the decision of whether our congressional lives are still worth living. Who better to know if we have a life worth living? If we are causing such pain that only death can mercifully stop it? If we are truly comatose, as we sometimes appear on C-Span, or are just dozing?
"Many citizens fear becoming permanently financially dependent on others, if chronically and irreversibly ill, and direct their kin and doctors to disconnect life support. If there ever was a group of adults financially dependent on others, it is this Congressional crowd! We are incurable addicts--with a permanent feeding tube attached.
"If our lives have no quality left, who better to know than those who sustain us and support us in the first place -- the taxpaying voters!
"They don't dare vote us out of office anymore -- mainly because of their own dependency on our largesse -- but this new Living Will really livens up the political scene!
"Often, voting us out would mean that an opponent from the other political party would get voted in -- and this is extremely undesirable. Pulling the lever marked "Invoke Living Will on Incumbent" adds some real excitement on election day! The party gets to name its own replacement, so the balance of power is not changed."
Daddy: "Have you had any feedback from the public on this?"
Wopper: "Our polls are showing overwhelming support for it! We believe that merely signing on as a Living Will Congressman will be the only issue one even needs to support to get elected! Voters can't wait!"
Daddy: "Boy, if I lived in your state (HA), I would certainly re-elect you. Thanks for joining us today."
Daddy
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