With all the power the internet affords us, why do we still elect people to participate in partisan grandstanding that does nothing but hold back what is in the best interests of the people? Companies shouldn't lobby Congress, they should lobby THE PEOPLE.
Everyone in the country (legally) has a Social Security Number. 77% of the nation has internet. In the first time in history, everyone CAN have their own voice.
I think it's about time we abolished the House of Representatives and made the House of the People. No more old, rich white men making laws! We need a system that is actually FOR the people and BY the people.
Imagine something like this site, but with meaning. Why aren't we voting for officials on a Government website with encryption versus hand counted votes prone to "error"?