Candidates

“I just grab them by the pussy” ~Presidential candidate Donald Trump

Any real job requires certain qualifications. Not just anyone can be an engineer, doctor, plumber, or mechanic. Even an entry level job requires certain basic physical and mental abilities as well as a sense of responsibility. And if hired, there are certain expectations of an employee regarding conduct, professionalism, and integrity on the job.

Being a member of Congress, President, or the Supreme Court requires no qualifications whatsoever. I’ll say that again in case you thought you read it wrong: being a member of Congress, President, or the Supreme Court requires no qualifications whatsoever. There are no educational qualifications required, no work experience required, no references from previous employers, no physical requirements, no drug test, no credit check, no background investigation, absolutely nothing. All a candidate has to do is win a popularity contest, like the prom queen.

There are no resumes presented, no interviews conducted, no salary negotiations, no internal discussions on which candidate is most qualified and would make a good addition to the organization. There are no performance evaluations, just get the most votes and you’re hired—guaranteed for at least four years. It’s magical!

You don’t even have to have a law degree or be an attorney or have ever done anything related to the law to be on the Supreme Court! The highest court in the land. The decisions of which affect 320 million people’s lives. Let that soak in for a moment. That’s like not requiring a medical degree or medical experience before operating on a patient. Remember when GW Bush tried to nominate his cleaning lady?

And a political candidate can promise anything he wants during his campaign—ice cream and a pony for everyone—but he is under absolutely no obligation to honor his promises if elected. And there are no consequences when he doesn’t, so he can’t be fired for lying. Integrity is also not a requirement to be a member of Congress, President, or the Supreme Court.

If elected, a member of Congress, doesn’t even have to show up for work. We’ve all seen the empty congressional chambers on C-Span over the years; Congressmen giving lengthy speeches to empty chairs. These “representatives” are infamous for sending their staffers to vote in their stead, sometimes one staffer casting votes for multiple congressmen at the same time. I mean, they can’t be bothered with such petty tasks when they are on the back nine with a lobbyist negotiating a “deal.”

So what do these arbitrary nobodies receive for being members of Congress? A starting salary of $174,000 per year, a $2 million expense budget, Cadillac health insurance, Secret Service protection, free transportation, and a pension for life. They live far, far above the standard of living of the productive people running the economy that they are supposed to “represent,” and yet they do nothing, they produce nothing. They consume. They are parasites on the back of humanity.

The great thing about a democracy is that anyone can rule. The worst thing about a democracy is that anyone can rule. Year after year people complain about their elected officials. Why, when they are the ones who elected the completely unqualified people in the first place? What a joke “representative democracy” is. Rinse and repeat.