I want a say in what CONGRESS does

[Rosa Luxemburg]

Since the public has a very dim view of Congress it is time for Congress to step back and think about who they are representing. We the people hardly ever get a say on any of the bills that are dealt with by Congress. We are certainly not getting any say on the cuts to vital services. Do we get any say in changes to medicare, medicaid and social secuity? In some states it is difficult to vote some of these hounds out. We only seem to get a chance to take part in a referendum at a local or state level.

[AnotherMcIntosh]

1. If your local politicians are not making any effort to influence Congress on your behalf,

they should also be held accountable.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

2. this is the problem

they take no notice

[alc]

3. we get a say every 2 years

unfortunately most of us say "we're happy with the lesser of 2 evils" or "i'm to lazy to learn about the issues so I'm voting incumbent then straight D/R". Until that stops nothing will change. The parties are in control and will keep control until "we" take it back which I don't see happening until we really hit the bottom.

[bigwillq]

4. We need to get rid of the two-party system

it has ruined America. I vote for the best candidate, even if they're neither a D or R on the ballot box. If the DEMs aren't much better than the Repubs, then why should I vote for them?