Look, I’m all for representative government and for returning political power to the people. Congressman Peter J. Roskam (R-IL) is apparently all for it, too—in fact, that’s his impetus for launching the “There Oughta Be a Law” initiative, which is designed to collect legislative ideas from Roskam’s constituents on what they believe are the solutions to some of the toughest issues our communities face today.

It could be a decent idea in theory—especially if some enterprising libertarian introduced some sound policies for fiscal responsibility and smaller government, as opposed to more meaningless legislation—but considering other “There Oughta Be a Law” initiatives yielded such stellar results as drug testing for welfare recipients and seat belts for dogs, I’d say it misses the mark in practice.

What idea would you submit to Congressman Roskam?

(Hat Tip: Reason Hit & Run)