‘Abolish Congress’

“Why don’t we just abolish Congress?” Sen. Franklin Drilon blurted out the rhetorical question six days ago, tired of the criticism raining down on the Senate and the House of Representatives. He meant it to serve as a reality check, but people are starting to believe that it’s not such a bad idea.

The clamor is to abolish the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), or pork barrel for short. The legislators should listen to the outcry and act FAST! There is a corollary movement, which is to shut down Congress and save the money for its upkeep. The only way to head it off is to abolish pork barrel, and pray it will be enough to mollify an angry populace.