Because Congress has so little to do..

[FakeAndyStuart]

Republicans looking to improve approval ratings decide to waste Congress' time with....

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5611 ... gress-amid

GOP Reps. Matt Gaetz (Fla.), Burgess Owens (Ohio), Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.) and Andy Biggs (Ariz.) penned a letter to [Britney] Spears on Wednesday inviting the singer to testify before Congress, writing “Please take advantage of the empowerment that public congressional testimony can unlock.”

Or are they really just looking for autographs and selfies

[bmw]

My initial reaction based on the way you framed this here was that Congress was indeed wasting its time. But after reading the entire article and realizing that you cherry-picked a tiny portion of the letter and made your opinion based off that, I have changed my mind. Sometimes it takes a high-profile case to focus public attention on a problem in our legal system that needs reformed; this is nothing new. And if reform to this part of our legal code comes out of this, then I have no problem with it.

btw - you (no doubt intentionally) left out the part about this being a bi-partisan effort:

"Democrats also weighed in, with Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) and Bob Casey (Pa.) on Thursday asking Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and Attorney General Merrick Garland to provide more data and information on the U.S. conservatorship system, citing Spears’ case as having highlighted “longstanding concerns from advocates who have underscored the potential for financial and civil rights abuses of individuals” under conservatorships or guardianships."

[jadednihilist]

I have to agree with bmw here. This is a disabilities rights', and by extension, a human rights issue at its core. If someone as high profiled as Britney Spears can have all of her rights trampled, it's not hard to imagine how many other people are unjustly barred from managing their own lives.

Conservatorships should be limited to cases where a person actually does not have the agency to consent (i.e.: incapable of conversing), not someone who may make decisions for themselves that you may disagree with.

[FakeAndyStuart]

Oh I am SO SORRY I misled you about the Congresspersons who are doing their duty and certainly not grandstanding to get attention -

Representative Matt Gaetz, a Republican of Florida, has offered to represent Britney Spears as she seeks new counsel in her conservatorship battle.

Mr Gaetz worked briefly as a lawyer for a private firm before running for state representative.

Now he’s lended his legal experience to the pop singer.

“I would represent her for free,” Mr Gaetz wrote on Twitter while sharing an article about Spears’ legal battles.

[Turkeytop]

Britney who?