Senators should show up to vote—it’s their job
Senate attendance is problem, and this should be addressed in the fall when the Senators return. In the meantime, if Senators cannot show up for 76 days, they should resign their lofty posts.
Back in 1998, then-Liberal Senator Andrew Thompson was stripped of his Senate office and privileges, after which he resigned, in response to media reports that he spent most sitting days in Mexico. Nicknamed the "Siesta Senator," Senator Thompson's truancy became a national ...
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