Spider Sense

An open letter to politicians of all colors

The reality of endless cspan sessions, Senators and Republicans grandstanding (thank you for cspan, I love cspan!) and debating whether to extend unemployment. Whether to put up money for a second stimulus. What if…

What if each elected representative and senator trusted his or her internal spider sense on votes. Or we blindfolded them, spun them around five times, and let them vote without an earpiece or brain implant from The Party. I expect our elected congresspeople to not act like Manchurian candidates.

Please tell me this is possible. I heard someone at a debate say “money follows power”, and it struck me. Those in power tend to stay in power. An object in motion tends to stay in motion; an object at rest tends to stay at rest.

But what if these same congresspeople had to check their wallets and bank accounts at the door before they could vote. What if their spider sense could be tapped, uncorrupted by party voices, uncorrupted by money. When Peter Parker tapped his spider sense he could scale tall buildings and save humanity.