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In order to solve the impasse in the House of Representatives I will accept the appointment as Speaker of the House.

As Speaker of the House, the following change will be implemented immediately.

Before a member is seated they must submit a 100-page handwritten essay, typed essays are unacceptable and will receive a zero. The essays will contain the following:

  1. Each clause of the Bill of Rights and its meaning
  2. The economic impact of overspending
  3. Who exactly do you work for and why

Grading

  • Penmanship and grammar count for 50% of their total score
  • Completeness for 10%
  • Correctness for the remaining 40%
  • A 90% passing score is required to be seated

Other Requirements

  • Cursive or hand-printed in black ink
  • Relevant hand-drawn full-page illustrations will count toward the page count
  • Extra credit for the Title Page, Table of Contents, and Executive summaries (these are optional)
  • Mandatory bibliography of all sources

All essays are due one week from the assignment date and do-vers one week from the date of grading. A maximum of two do-overs are allowed.

The hiring of tutors is permissible but all work must be completed by the member. Cheaters will be disqualified and given only one do-over to redeem themselves.

The following additional languages will be accepted in lieu of English:

  • Any of the Tolkien Languages, Elven, Dwarvish, the Language of Mordor, etc.
  • Klingon
  • Vulcan
  • Andorian
  • Dothraki
  • High Valyrian.

These additional languages must be written in their own native script with an emphasis on penmanship and grammar.

Any member unable to achieve a passing grade will not be seated and placed on a commercial transit bus back to their home state.

Disclaimer

This entire article is satire which is defined as, A literary work in which human foolishness or vice is attacked through irony, derision, or wit. 

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