TEA PARTY IN CONGRESS -- LEARN THE RULES

It is too bad no one has written a book called, "Congressional Rules for the Complete Idiot."

Back in my youth, a man did an illustrated book called "How to fix your Volkswagen for the Complete Idiot". Many of us actually rebuilt engines using this book. Not me. I just gave unwanted advice when the budding mechanics were stuck. After that, there were a LOT of books called HOW TO ____ for the Idiot.

Many people get upset when given a book for idiots. I ALWAYS buy these books when I am stuck on a computer program problem. I know the books are written in a way that I might be able to understand.

US Congressional rules can be really complex and obscure. Unless these rules are learned and understood, new members can be made to look really stupid. It is probably necessary to hire an experienced aide and listen to the advice regarding how rules can be used against you.

Why am I helping the Tea Party? Because I know some of them are Libertarians. I am hoping theLibertarians will introduce legislation to remove marijuana from the federal drug laws. Actually, my dream is to repeal all federal drug laws, but at least we can start with something we all agree on.