www.dailywire.com By Matt Walsh
One of the universal experiences of parenthood is that, sooner rather than later, your child will say something that’s simultaneously very dumb, but also endearing because it reflects a view of the world that no adult could possibly have.
A child might assume that his teacher lives at school, for example. And then he’ll express utter shock and horror when he sees one of his teachers at the supermarket. Or maybe he’ll wonder why the moon is following him around at night, or why people don’t just use ATMs to withdraw unlimited amounts of money. Unless you’re a chronic marijuana user, these aren’t the kind of thoughts you typically have as an adult. It’s a simplistic and off-kilter way of thinking, but you give it a pass, and even find it charming, when it’s coming from your five-year-old.
When you’re scrolling through videos on your phone and you hear something like this from a sitting member of Congress, on the other hand, all of the charm is lost. You see, in order to be a member of the House of Representatives, you have to be 25 years old at a minimum. Your frontal cortex has to be relatively well-developed, at least in theory. We have this restriction — as minimal as it is — because we don’t want legislators introducing bills that guarantee, I don’t know, mandatory birthday parties every month. And we also don’t want members of Congress to stand in front of a podium, and deliver moments like this one, live on national television…
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