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Who creates the adorable acronyms for legislation? The RAVE act to thwart venues where drugs are commonly sold? The CALM law against the ear-piercing volume of commercials? I’ve got one: I propose the RAMEN Act, Resolution Against Making Education Non-affordable.

 

Scary Perry

Governor Rick Perry claims that his proposed mandatory STD vaccinations for 12-year-old girls weren’t influenced by his ties to Merck, a pharmaceutical company that donated $30,000 to his campaign. What people don’t know, however, is that at that time, his former chief of staff was working as a lobbyist for Merck. Coincidence? Psh. And plus, since when is a dude who refuses to support teaching kids about condoms concerned about sexual health? Google damn him.

An “Elective Aristocracy”

If people started to call our government what it is, an “elective aristocracy”, would people’s attitude toward politics change? In the wake of Citizens United, the ironically named Supreme Court case giving corporations unlimited spending on political campaigns, this seems especially appropriate.