I have finally gotten angry. All the previous news about Congress, their behavior, and the attendant support by only nine percent of the voting public made me shake my head in sorrow, and with some frustration. But I just shrugged my shoulders and sighed. No longer.

The news item, aired on the CBS Show 60 Minutes on Sunday evening 13 November 2011 explained that Congressmen, several of which were named, had used private information to purchase stocks for their own advantage. This process, called Insider Trading, if done by someone who is not a Congressman, is illegal. Recently many people have gone to jail for their actions, but not Congressmen. So, what can be done about their disgraceful behavior?

We could request they pass laws forbidding such behavior. However, that would mean they would pass laws restricting their own behavior. Not highly probable. I have another suggestion.

I think that all the hackers in the United States should hack into the financial records of all pertinent companies and examine the financial transactions of all Congressmen. Then, that data should be posted on a web site, which would be equivalent to the famous WikiLeaks case.

I personally would like to see any one who is caught attempting hacking to be excused, but that is too difficult to implement. Furthermore, hackers know that hacking into electronic data bases is illegal. They don’t care. I would like to point out that such data bases are not owned by the United States government and therefore, do not constitute a threat to national security.

Further, I suggest that when (not if) a hacker and their friends are successful, they should post all the pertinent data on the Internet, and in addition, even send electronic files to all the large news organizations throughout the Congressional District of the Congressman. Such an action might have an effect on the potential reelection of the Congressman.

I think it is a neat, and operationally feasible idea. Make the bastards live in fear.