Government by Rock- Paper-Scissors

Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen has been suffering from an unknown illness that recently required him to travel to the Mayo Clinic for help. The cause is still unknown, but Governor Bredesen's pain is our chance as a state to step into history. As part of our concern for our beloved Governor it has come to the attention of the people of the great state of Tennessee that we have no plan to replace our beloved governor should he be unable to fulfill his duties. Apparently, unlike Miss Tennessee, should the winner be unable to fulfill his responsibilities the runner-up can not just step in. As it stands we would have to wake up 85 year old Lt.. Gov Wilder and get him to fill in should Phil not be able to show up for work. That could require an entirely new bureaucracy. Here is where Tennessee has the chance to make history.

Tennessee could become the first state to govern by Rock-Paper-Scissors. Should Phil have to go on the DL, we get the legislature to appoint one Republican and one Democrat and any decision that the gov would normally make would be settled by them via Rock-Paper-Scissors.

Not only is this potentially the greatest enhancement to governance since the veto, it's also a great way to make money and earn the state much needed PR. You could add a third citizen member to the Rock-Paper-Scissors team and a lottery could be held so that a new citizen is picked each week. That's not even the best part. Can you say reality show?!

Each week a Republican, a Democrat, and a Tennessee citizen "Volunteer" could go through a series of challenges to see who will get to make the governor's decisions via the Rock-Paper-Scissors.

Here's the pitch: Joseph Watson was convicted of killing three people in Manchester, Tennessee in 1997 and the only person that can save him from lethal injection is the governor. This week Republican Tim Burchett from Knoxville, Democrat Harold Ford Jr. of Memphis, and Alice Vittetoe or Etowah will battle it out to see who earns the right to climb Rocky Top and determine Watson's fate with Rock-Paper-Scissors. Tune in Thursday at 9 to see if Watson lives or dies on Rocky Top RPS!

Somebody call Mark Burnett.