The Self-Righteous GOP Fab 50 on Capital Hill

Why Are you Allowing our Children to be Murdered?

John Worthington

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Illustration by BSIENKART (with permission from artist)

I don’t know if you are aware of this but United States Senators have a job description; not unlike any other individual. At the moment, we have about 50 or 51 or maybe even 52 United States Senators who are not doing their job. Really, they’re not. They are doing what they want to do, not what their job requires them to do. They are allowing their personal beliefs and prejudices to guide their actions, and that is not in their job description.

The first thing to know about that job is, “The job of a Senator is to act on behalf of the American people in legislative sessions to ensure the voice of the common citizen is heard.”¹ Please note that this does not say that the job is to ensure that the voice of the common white citizen is heard. It simply says, common citizen. It makes no reference to religious beliefs, it refers only to voice.

“The most important job of a senator is to represent the people. A senator speaks with citizens about problems, concerns, or suggestions they have for their district.

People elect their senators with the expectation that they will fight for legislation that is in the best interest of the average citizen.” It does not say here that a United States Senator is supposed to make…

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John Worthington

As a published author/teacher, I draw on those experiences in my writing and use satire to introduce spiritual concepts through a contemporary political lens.