Published in the Bee. . .

. . . in response to their question, "Do you support or oppose a part-time Legislature?" :

Double the size of each district, and thus eliminate half of the representatives.

The present system was created when transportation restricted free movement, but today each legislator can easily reach his or her constituents and could serve many more of them. This would achieve a fine savings in the salaries of politicians and their bloated staffs.

Financially, that would approximate going to part-time, and the grateful politicians who remain may be encouraged to do the people's work more effectively and stay out of our personal lives. Make them appreciate their full-time jobs, so that they won't allow big businesses, special interests and their lobbyists to rule the state through the initiative process.