What not to do when teaching youth about policymaking

The best way to reach younger constituents is to speak in a language they understand, right? If you, as a politician or lawmaker, can make yourself seem cool while spreading information, then you have made great progress.

But there is still a thing as 'trying too hard'. Members from Utah's House of Representatives apparently do not have this information.

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A rap video that was recently released as part of the House's efforts to teach youngsters about the process of passing a bill into law has left many people embarrassed and confused. 

Each of the representatives 'raps' a vital bit of information about passing a bill into law over the beat of the famous theme song to Will Smith's 90s sitcom Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

Unfortunately, none of the representatives manages to stay on the beat, with the lyrics being too awkward to fit the rhythm of the original song. What's more, there is a representative who goes as far as wearing a baseball cap backwards and another who sticks his tongue out at the end of the video!

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This video is a great example of what policymakers should not do if they want to be taken seriously by youth. The representatives may have put in a lot of effort (and even had great fun while they were at it) but the response to the video proves that the project was tone deaf: