I’ve heard that if we chose government representation by random lots, there would be fewer felons in office.
This whole mess is directly the result of our election money and tax code(lawyer fodder).
Cohen simply substantiates the old joke about a busload of lawyers going over a cliff. The state of Maryland, DC and surrounds really need to be left behind, and a new location established more central to the functioning of real people.
Soon enough, it will be physically forced upon us by rising water, so we should start doing it intentionally while we have some choices.