Should I Stay or Should I Go Now? (NH Congressional Update)

Day 628, 06:29 Published in USA USA by Rex Object
Should I Stay or Should I Go Now?

New Hampshire Congressional Update – Day 628

With the continued occupation of our states, a question that comes up more and more among many is, "should I stay and fight for what's looking like a lost cause, or should I flee to Spain/Greece/Ireland/East Jebib and fight/work/blame the government there?" As a member of Congress, I suppose I should take a measured view on this; somewhere between RAWR! STAY AND FIGHT UNTIL YOUR EYEBALLS MELT OFF YOUR FACE, THEN PICK THEM UP AND THROW THEM AT THE ENEMY! and RUN! RUN! RUN AWAY!!! The fact is, however, that only you can make that decision. There are good arguments for each scenario, both in the public and in Congress. What it comes down to is this; eRep will go on once this war is over, and every citizen must choose their own path in determining where they'll fit in in that new world.

As for me, I'm staying put for at least the duration of my term. As useless as Congress can be at times, the fact remains that I agreed to represent the citizens to New Hampshire (all 3 of them,) and as of right now, NH is still part of the union. Should it, or the entire US fall? Honestly, I don't know. Sitting poolside in Barcelona sounds nice at times, but so does staying behind to annoy PEACE.

Oh, one last thing before I move onto Congress' doings. Like many of you, I'm sure, I've thought long and hard about how the US can pull this one out in the bottom of the 9th. Unlike most of you, I assume, I actually wrote my ideas down (albeit in a semi-serious fictionalized way.) If you're bored this Sunday morning, you can read it here (link broken):

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AdiSZMGcPAtTZGhraGpya3dfMWhmMnQzZ2d0&hl=en

Now, onto the people's business…

The President proposed a continued MPP with Israel. This was a no-brainer, and New Hampshire voted YES.

Senator CaptainCAPS (OR) proposed lowering the import tax on oil and wood from 5% to 1%. Again, in a time of shortages, this was a no-brainer. New Hampshire voted YES to both proposals.