How the Senate has fallen!

The Senate will hold only its 66th session day in 287 calendar days when it resumes its regular session on May 5. This means that this legislative body has spent more days on recess than on the floor, 221-66. If the Senate were a private corporation, it would have gone bankrupt with the pitiful work ethic of the senators. Of course, it will never go bankrupt because all expenses for its upkeep are shouldered by the people thru taxes whether it performs or not.

Now, if you think that the Senate’s working for only 66 session days in 287 calendar days is already woeful, read on and weep. In the 62 session days with journals, the Senate met for 122 hours and 22 minutes. That’s an average of less than two hours per session. An employee, whether public or private, would have been sacked if they spend so little time doing their main job. Ah, but senators have a fixed term of six years. They can work for less than eight hours a day and they can’t be fired by their bosses, the people they are supposed to serve.