Democracy at its best

I very much enjoy Yahoo! News: Odd Stories and this story from today is absolutely fantastic.

It's about a candidate for county treasurer in San Antonio, Texas, Ed Hamilton, who said if elected he will refuse to do the job -- and that's a promise.

Hamilton believes the treasurer position in his county is unnecessary and wastes money. He thinks its tasks should be assigned to another county office. Therefore, if he wins the election he said he will delegate the work to someone else, won't accept a paycheck and will petition to have the treasurer position formally eliminated.

Personally, I think Hamilton is the man.

Instead of complaining about his local politics, the 77-year-old man is doing something -- although a bit absurd -- to change them.

And in the end, isn't that what democracy should be about?