On the children being in control of the nursery

I just read on Yahoo News where apparently some Congressmen got a wild hair and actually read the Constitution at a meeting of the House of Representatives. (Unfortunately, according to other sources, 80% of the House failed to show up for the reading; but hey, you gotta start somewhere.) Now of course this was somewhat of a politically correct reading, as various references to slavery were expunged; this apparently drew fire from both liberals (who thought that everything ought to be aired, dirty laundry and all) and conservatives (who figured, hey, it is in there).

Anyhow, according to Yahoo, a certain represenative called the whole thing a "ritualistic reading", and dismissed it as "total nonsense" and "propaganda". Right. Congressmen reading the nation's foundational document - the document that, among other things, defines and limits the powers of congressmen- this is nonsense and propaganda.

The same guy goes on to say, "You are not supposed to worship your constitution. You are supposed to govern your government by it." Leaving aside the non sequitur that reading = worshipping, one might at least think that reading a thing would be a prerequisite for "governing a government" with it.

But then, I reckon most Congressmen haven't studied as much logic as the 9th graders at my school - with whom, BTW, I just finished reading, not only the Constitution, but also the Federalist and the Anti-Federalist Papers.

The bright side is that this representative will not always be one; and there's a good chance one of my 9th graders will take his place.