Democracy! One of its greatest aspirations is treating elected representatives and the everyday people who elected them equally -- a leveling that, once a year in Sacramento, includes California lawmakers trying to grasp slimy frogs and then dancing around and stomping to encourage said frogs to hop. Assemblywoman Beth Gaines, above, succumbs to a chorus of schoolchildren yelling, "Kiss the frog!" on Wednesday at the 38th Annual Capitol Frog Jump on the east lawn of the Capitol.