Political Deadlines don’t kill anyone

The problem with deadlines, with regards to political issues, is there is no penalty for flying past them with no results. In fact, in most cases it behooves both parties to do just that, zooming past deadlines is part of the process.

Wouldn’t it be interesting if there were penalties? Not that I advocate violence, I wish ill on no one. But what results would happen if when a politician passed the deadline, they would just drop dead.

It sure would be a motivator to agreement! Isn’t that what is being proposed in Northern Ireland? Agree, or go back to killing each other?