Fair enough, as my grandfather wouldn't consider learning seed germination and modification techniques a gargantuan task either, it's quite simple in his eyes.
To fully understand a new topic every day enough to vote on is the gargantuan task I should have been referring to.
Isn't that why there are committees responsible for coming up with specific legislation? You shouldn't need all the members to understand all the topics.
I thought that this is what aids are for, congressmen hire young hopefully smart ideologically compatible aides who reasearch topics and write good summaries explaining the issues involved.
To fully understand a new topic every day enough to vote on is the gargantuan task I should have been referring to.