Selected Representatives

A constitution allowing all citizens to choose their congressperson or become a congressperson.

The 435, or so, congresspersons with the most citizens having their votes casted by the congressperson on the citizen's behalf will be invited to use Congress's area in the Capitol building. To ease the transition, the current 435 congresspersons will be registered initially as the congresspersons representing those they currently represent.

Citizens can change the congressperson voting on the citizen's behalf at any time using the web service, snailmail service, or at any government building.

If any legislation remains in the top 20, or so, most importantly ranked legislative ideas for 50, or so, days then all congresspersons must vote within 20, or so, days. Congresspersons failing one such vote are then unable to vote for 50, or so, days.

Any citizen or congressperson can cast legislation importance votes at any time. Congresspersons can vote at any time. Legislation with a majority of all able votes is sent to the President for veto/approval.

I envision the web service as similar to a forum website with a voting area. I envision the snailmail service as similar to the current booklets given out to voters with additional information about the status of support for different legislative ideas. Government buildings would provide access to both.

Like all ideas, this is incomplete.

Those willing to, might.

Peace -- Mike