I first saw the State Capitol just a few months after I moved to Wisconsin.....I had been in "other" state Capitol buildings before but that didn't detract from the feeling of .....well...majesty...about the building.....
I was there again today...and I took a few minutes to do some things that I always enjoy.
I stood on the floor of the Senate Chambers. It was empty but I could hear the earnest voices of our past sta
tesmen...passionately arguing for the ideals that made us the beacon of light in the progressive world...
tesmen...passionately arguing for the ideals that made us the beacon of light in the progressive world...I stood at the "bar" of the Supreme Court and imagined the eloquent arguments on fine points of law.....
I sat through a hearing on a bill on cable communications...and watched the process of law-making in all its splendor...with warts and all....
Yeah....It's pretty impressive....after all these years I'm still in awe that it actually works.
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