One federal agency which is on the chopping block is the Election Assistance Commission. Formed after the mayhem of the 2000 election, it was intended to aid lawmakers and help launch the Help America Vote Act. Its biggest responsibility was handing out millions of dollars in Federal funds. But now it spends more money on management costs instead of doing anything else and some Republicans want to terminate the commission. When it comes to spending cuts, the Election Assistance Commission can be classified as “low hanging fruit.”
But now Republicans have another reason to zero out the EAC’s budget line – radical appointments. The White House announced the appointment of Myrna Perez this week. Perez is a radical voter fraud denier from the headquarters of voter fraud deniers – The Brennan Center for Justice. Perez has opposed enforcement of Section 8 of Motor Voter which requires dead and ineligible felons to be removed from the voter rolls. Congressmen like Gregg Harper of Mississippi who are leading the charge to axe the EAC can add the appointment of Myrna Perez to the list of reasons fellow House Republicans should end the brief and now useless era of the EAC.
There are over a thousand Federal agencies. Rather than go after them one-at-a-time, there should be a “Congressional Family Feud” — where a joint session of Congress completely eliminates all funding if a random panel of members can’t accurately guess the agency’s mandate.
“We’ve surveyed one hundred random members of congress, the top five answers are on the board. Ready? OK, ‘what does the EPA actually do?’”
*Beep* *beep* *beep* — “OK, Senate team, you buzzed in — what does the EPA actually do?” “Supervises Superfund sites” “Is Superfund Supervision on the board?” *DING* “It is! At number four, with 6 congressmen. House team — here’s your chance to steal.” “Enforces Clean Air/Clean Water regulations.” *DING* “That’s the number one answer, at 34 congressmen! Do you want to play or pass?” “Play.”
“Play? All right then! Everybody ready? What does the EAC do?” “Er, um. Provide fair housing?” *BZZT* “That’s one strike. Next Representative — What does the EAC do?” “Er, er, monitor atomic compliance?” *BZZT* “No, I’m sorry — we have two strikes on the board. And now to Representative Smith….nervous, there?” “Yeah, a little.” “Don’t be — it’s not your money or your job…..ready, there, Representative Smith? What does the EAC do?” “Promotes early admission to colleges?” *BZZT* “So sorry, Representative Smith — that’s the ECA…..and now the EAC doesn’t do anything. All its employees have been terminated, its budget slashed to zero, its offices scheduled for refurbishment, all its regulations voided, and all pending matters defaulted.”
“Well, House team, you didn’t score in this round, but are we ready to play the next round of Congressional Family Feud???”
Great
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