Although I try to avoid political comments in general on this blog, the present dilemma which may lead to the shutdown of the federal government did make me think of something.In the Middle Ages, the cardinals who gathered to elect the pope would sometimes deliberate for months and months. Eventually the custom arose of locking them all in one big hall together and encouraging them to come to a consensus. Their meals and wine were passed through a special door each day. If they failed to agree on a new pope within a reasonable period of time, the meals and allotments of wine got steadily smaller until they came to their senses.
Perhaps this should be done in Washington?
1 comment:
Hahaha! I give you full permission! Certainly America's government would benefit from such a practice! Happy I came across this blog, your thoughts are entertaining.
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