Austin Republican recognized in comedic style by 'The Daily Show' for 27th Amendment work

I amended the U.S. Constitution and all I got was
this lousy T̶-̶s̶h̶i̶r̶t̶  trophy!

Austin's own Greg Watson told "The Daily Show" on May 1 that he received "absolutely nothing" for his painstaking work in getting the 200-year-lapsed 27th Amendment to the Constitution ratified.

As a University of Texas student, when he discovered that this long-forgotten amendment from the Founding Fathers era (concerning Congressional pay raises) was still eligible for inclusion into the U.S. Constitution by virtue of having no expiration clause, he only received a "C" from his skeptical poli-sci instructor.

Proving his instructor wrong he "pestered, badgered, and cajoled" the members of various state legislatures until in 1992 the Amendment was finally ratified.

So the show gave him a trophy for it, crowned with the number 27! Given, it looks more like a Pinewood Derby award, but for Watson, a longtime legislative staffer and Travis Republican Precinct Chair, we know his real reward was having his grade boosted to an "A+" by UT just last year -- three-and-a-half decades later (which doesn't seem that long considering the amendment dates back to 1789). You can read the entire story here (Tracker, March 13, 2017) and you can watch an actor portray a younger Watson on the Daily Show clip below explaining the entire saga: