Wouldn't it be nice...

[jenna_n]

...if an elected federal official (Rep, Senator, VP, or President), were required by law to go to the funerals of EVERY American killed in combat. Maybe lottery. Maybe the person from the district that soldier voted in. It wouldn't have to be the same person every time -- Representative Black, from the 345th district of Rhode Island, attending

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Memo From the Political Affairs Office

[mixer2435]

From: J. Moriarty
To: jenna_n

Unfortunately, mixer has permanently Retired from Politics due to nervous exhaustion and General Melaise Syndrome, and I now exclusively run the Political Affairs Office. That said, due to reorganization within the Department, I am unable to comment on any sort of political query until 2007. Check back at that time for political ravings.

Thanks
J. Moriarty

[regularb]

That's a GREAT idea about the FCC, which is in need of serious reform anyway. Fun fact: the American public owns the airwaves. We've let the FCC do a crap job of regulating them, but they're ours. We could totally put your idea into practice. Think how many other problems that would solve. I mean, I'm sure it would create a lot of problems too, as the rich politicians consulted with strategic marketing firms about other sneaky ways to get their messages out. But it'd sure as hell be a step in the right direction. And it'd be hard for an anti-big-government Republican or a free-speech democrat to look us in the eye and say no.

Whoa, seriously, what would happen if we tried that?

Do I have a new nonprofit here? Or a novel? Or both?