"Tell me your politik..."

"Just open up your eyes" - Politik by Coldplay

Well I'm a little late on this but it doesn't matter. So I intern at this place CRI (http://capitolresource.org) and I love it there because the staff is just so crazy awesome. And I do mean crazy and awesome.

So Karen comes running up to me and says "Paola! Paola! Come and see this!" So I run after her to Meredith's office where she has this big ol' screen where she watches the assembly and stuff. So as many of you know, they've been discussing the California budget for a while. Every signle republican voted against it. Not only that but two democrats voted against it too. And one of those democrats happened to be Assemblywoman Parra. So as a punishment for "betraying" her party, the speaker of the house orders Parra to completely remove herself and all her staff and all her books and every single little thing in her office and move it all to an office across the street from the Capitol. Right before my eyes, the speaker did this.

Meredith turned and explained to me that yes, the speaker has this power.

Is this what our politics have come to? Squabbling assemblymembers punishing their own for voting (or not voting) for what she believes in? Don't they have better things to do?

Just for voting against her party, Parra was forced to move from her offices that she had worked in for six years. Imagine, six years of stuff in an office and she had to move it in two hours.

Our politicians can be the most idiotic fools at times.

My name is Paola, and I approve this message.