"When politics trumps policy, Capitol Hill becomes a stage for drama rather than a forum for progress."
In a perfect twist of irony, perhaps it's high time we consider instituting a novel form of justice on Capitol Hill.
With lawmakers more engrossed in the art of political maneuvering than the task of actual governance, one might jest that instead of merely facing the wrath of public opinion, they should endure "capitol punishment" for their legislative escapades.
Imagine the spectacle: politicians facing a tribunal of exasperated constituents, sentenced to endure endless debates and bureaucratic quagmires, from these constituents, until they finally grasp the true meaning of accountability.
If not passing bills and addressing constituents' needs, imagine if then politicians had to face the guillotine of public opinion every time they dithered in their duties, perhaps then we'd see less grandstanding and more genuine governance.
Let us entertain the notion of "capitol punishment" – a penalty where those who neglect their duties in the hallowed Capitol face consequences fitting their neglect, forced to endure endless filibusters in a room with no exits save for the ballot box.
It's a punishment befitting their collective failure to prioritize the people's interests over their own political theater. After all, what better way to reform a dysfunctional system than to subject its architects to the very consequences of their ineptitude?
American Belle