American citizens are paying 535 people to take care of the legislative
needs of the country. We are getting shortchanged. Here’s an example:
On June 10, an incumbent congressman in Virginia lost a primary election
in which his opponent garnered only 36,105 votes. Immediately, many Washington
legislators threw up their hands and declared that this one event would
produce paralysis in the United States Congress for at least five months.
In particular, they are telling us that immigration reform — long
overdue — is now hopeless.
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