American Voices

Lie-Detector Tests For Congress

August 14, 2002 | ISSUE 38•29

The FBI wants members of Congress to take lie-detector tests in an investigation of leaked information regarding the Sept. 11 attacks. What do you think?

  • I only support lie-detector tests for lawmakers if the questions are funny and embarrassing.

    John Pulliam
    Forklift Operator

  • I hope they also get to the bottom of who has been taking Sen. Hagel's Diet Cokes from the fridge. It happened again today.

    Tom Allenby
    Senator

  • oung Woman "At last, Stage Three: out-of-control finger-pointing.

    Robyn Saunders
    Graduate
    Student

  • Are we going to treat our legislators like common white-collar criminals?

    Dana
    Wertheimer
    Homemaker

  • Each time one of these lie-detector tests is given, it costs taxpayers $12,000. Okay, I just totally lied about that.

    Richard Leach
    Systems
    Analyst

  • All along, I've been saying Congress was involved in Sept. 11. But did anyone listen? No. Instead, I'm just dismissed as that crazy guy who lives under the overpass and shits in a KFC bucket.

    Edgar Wigand
    Unemployed

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