Despite a faltering economy, North Korea’s impending missile launch, and two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. Senate has taken it upon themselves to set aside some time to debate an issue of even greater importance to them – the manner in which college football determines its national champion. Yeah, seriously.

The Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, has begun laying the groundwork for hearings on the issue, driven by the ranking Republican member, Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah.

Behind the push for the hearings is the subcommittee’s top Republican, Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah. People there were furious that Utah was bypassed for the national championship despite going undefeated in the regular season.

If you’ll remember back a few months, the Florida Gators met the Oklahoma Sooners in the BCS National Championship game. Both teams were 12-1 and came out of this year’s two best conferences, the SEC and the Big 12, conferences where the best teams played better football week in and week out then some teams in the NFL (i.e. my beloved Detroit Lions). Utah, went undefeated in the Mountain West Conference, featuring such football powerhouses as Wyoming, UNLV and San Diego State.

Hatch said in a statement that the BCS system “has proven itself to be inadequate, not only for those of us who are fans of college football, but for anyone who believes that competition and fair play should have a role in collegiate sports.”

The subcommittee’s statement said Hatch would introduce legislation “to rectify this situation.” No details were offered and Hatch’s office declined to provide any.

The Senate is not the only body getting involved, Congressman Joe Barton is also aiming to mess with the BCS.

In the House, Rep. Joe Barton of Texas, the top Republican on the Energy and Commerce Committee, has sponsored legislation that would prevent the NCAA from calling a football game a “national championship” unless the game culminates from a playoff system.

Now, don’t get me wrong, I think the BCS has quite a few problems, and as a system for picking your national champion, it’s inadequate. That being said, it is not the job of Congress, nor President Obama, to spend their time meddling in collegiate sports.

Washington, get back to work, real work.