PROS AND CONS

An important politician, Mr. Raynaud, tells us, in an interview with readings for all, that the parliament must be reformed. It will be objected that the idea is not new. We will be wrong. The idea of ​​Mr. Raynaud is, on the contrary, essentially new. Mr. Raynaud, in fact, does not intend to reform parliamentary institutions. He only requests the reform of the parliamentary establishment. He requests repairs and these repairs may be easier to obtain than some others. He requests demolitions, transformations, improvements and innovations.

The distinguished parliamentary precisely observes that the tools of the Palais-Bourbon is simply prehistoric. It is not enough for the poor parliamentary workers to be forced to “work” in a windowless room, which receives no air from anywhere, and where billions and billions of microbes that live there float in stinking air. As under the bell in absolute peace and total security. (They are indeed some, these happy microbes, to never be put in minority!) No. It's not enough...

Furthermore, the poor parliamentary workers must waste half their day wandering the corridors looking for legislative work... They have neither foreman nor anything to advise them... They have no do not know the progress of the work this process in which they must collaborate however... They do not know the names of the rapporteurs... They run from right and left to get information. When they are informed, it is no longer time to work and the day is lost ... It is Mr. Raynaud who says it ...

Mr. Raynaud therefore proposes that Parliament will finally be converted in a modern way, and as a well -kept factory. Mr. Raynaud goes even further. He calls for display boards, turntables, signals, either like in a station or like on a racetrack. Thus, our Parliament could soon have a little air of Longchamp weighing…

We would read on blue or red plaques the names of the parliamentarians taking part in the day's events. We would display the voting results. We would put on red when a discussion was over and we would immediately move on to another job... We would surely go, like this, and we would go quickly. There would be order, method, organization in the workshop...

All free and conscious citizens must firmly hope that the small material reforms demanded today by a parliamentarian who is being listened to...

An orderly house makes its inhabitants orderly. Order in Parliament will ensure that parliamentarians will have order themselves. The bulletin board method will win the rostrum. Everything will be better. We, voters, are demanding good tools and a good workshop for our elected officials.

Maurice PRAX.