Fantasy Congress: politics is a game
Fantasy Congress
plays a lot like any other online Fantasy sports game. Join a league, draft a team, and compete for points.
Rosters include two senior Senators ("Upper Senators"), two junior Senators ("Lower Senators"), four senior Representatives ("All-Stars"), four mid-range experience Representatives ("Supporting Lineup"), and four junior Representatives ("Rookies"). Points are awarded for passing bills through various stages of legislature.
Aside from being an alternative for non-sports fans missing out on the Fantasy craze, Fantasy Congress could be a great tool for educators, adding an edge, for example, to an otherwise boring high school government class. That said, we'd like to see more boundary-pushing efforts like Fantasy Congress -- and less like this one.
[Via Evil Avatar]
