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February 04, 2006

We Are Governed By Idiots

At least in Colorado:

Numerous Colorado state lawmakers are looking to fix their windshields after the security gate on the Capitol grounds smashed down on their cars and trucks.

In each case, the legislators tried to get through the steel-tubed gate right after another car.

"This (gate) shuts immediately after the first car goes through and I didn't realize that," said Sen. Lew Entz (R-Hooper). "It hit me hard and broke my windshield."

The gate is new on the Capitol grounds this year. Previous wooden gates were broken regularly, but had sensors that allowed those with parking permits and remote control gate operators to simply press their button and head through behind another car with the gate staying open.

Despite a yellow warning sign in front of the gate warning only one car at a time should proceed and a note sent to them with the following sentence in bold typeface, "Do not follow the vehicle in front of you," it has been difficult to break numerous Capitol employees of their past parking habits.

Hey, most lawmakers don't actually read the bills on which they vote, so should we be surprised that they don't read memos... or signs... big yellow warning signs right in front of them?