My Thoughts on Congress and Other Bullies

Anyone who has watched television recently saw California Congressman Jake Stark respond to a constituent's serious question on immigration in a sarcastic, flippant and rude way  Stark is infamous for being arrogant, crude and all-round mean to citizens -- and he is not alone. It galls me to see and hear the way congresspersons insult and bully people who are brought before committees.  Rather than ask probing questions seeking information that might have some purpose and benefit, the representatives make self-serving speeches and insult and ridicule the helpless people before them.  I don't like bullies whether they are elected official or other persons in a position of power, even if they are children.  Here are a couple of examples of my early experiences with bullies..  

           My First School Fight
My first day at school was also the day of my first fight.  My sister, a second grader, delivered me to my first grade room before  heading off to her classroom.  At lunchtime I did not stray far from the door to my room, but suddenly some bigger boys, with another first grader under their control, confronted me. One of the bigger boys said something like this to their captive boy, "This is the littlest boy in the first grade. You can whup him."
The first grader did not make a move and I was too stunned and scared to run.  They gave my opponent instructions,  telling him to hit me in the stomach. I responded by hitting the other boy in the stomach. Next they advised hitting me in the nose but the boy did not respond, so I hit him in the nose and made him cry. The bullies left in disgust, not satisfied that they had hurt two boys emotionally.

         A Kitten Is Tortured     
A few days later a little kitten, no older than a few weeks, had wandered onto the school ground and was captured by some boys.  They began to tease the kitten, making it cry and then started tossing it like a ball, against the wall and on the concrete floor.  Some  little kids were horrified and begged the boys to let the kitten alone, but the bullies  kept it up until the kitten died.  I've never forgotten this and wondered what type of men these boys became, perhaps members of Congress or heads of government agencies.  You may  get the idea that I don't like bullies and have little respect for members of Congress, who can beat up on citizens but cowardly allow the president and his appointees to usurp  legislative powers. Some people think term limits might help. Perhaps six-month terms followed by six months on a garbage truck could make them less arrogant.