>seamus2001 at attbi.com writes:
>
>> I'd assert, while admitting to being too lazy to defend the
>> assertion with a monograph, that state legislatures are going to hell in a
>> handbasket faster than Congress. If you think Congress is bought, the
>states
>> have been bought for a far cheaper price.....
>>
>> Ian
>
>Nor could I defend such an assertion in a monograph, but it's certainly
>consistent with our recent experience in Wisconsin.
I'm always amazed when I hear people (left and right) touting the virtues of local government. The NYC Council is a nightmare of hackery, and so is the NYS legislature. Proceedings of both bodies seem more opaque and corrupt than Congress.
Doug