The Issues, No. 9 - Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a 1939 movie about the trials and tribulations of a naive governor appointed replacement Senator that starred Jimme Stewart and Jean Arthur. I think it should be a requirement that both houses of Congress show it in each chamber at the beginning of each legislative session and I think attedance should be required. The movie captures the very essence of American democracy and patriotism.

I recommend the film to any of you who haven't seen it. It will stir your patriotic feelings and make you proud, all over again, to be an American. I believe that if Congressmen and Senators saw the movie at the beginning of each legislative session, they would begin the year with a renewed sense of what it means to represent the people of the greatest nation in the world. And, who knows, maybe they will try harder to make America even greater.

So, get a copy of the movie and watch it and while you're all charged up about America after it's over, send a message to your representatives and tell them you want them to watch it too!