I will vote for any politician, regardless of party, who vows to get rid of this stupid custom that does nothing more than make people sleepy twice a year.
He's got it wrong. We're all stars, floating around in space. These temporary human bodies are just remote-control avatars. All of the physical sensations they feel are broadcast back to us, where all of our memories, feelings, our souls really are. The human brain is nothing more than an antenna.