A Less Distracting Meeting Place

Mandates for Reforming Our National Politicians[These ideas would apply to state and local government as well]

It appears that Congressional members have an inflated since of self worth. Over time our public servants have distanced themselves from the realities of daily life (as the rest of us know it). Also, there are too many people making an extravagant living from politics and the political machinery that is geographically centered on Washington D.C. The Washington environment has too many distractions that apparently interferer with an individual politicians’ ability to finish their assigned annual tasks. We should require [at least for the next 10 years] Senators and Representatives to meet in a Midwestern State. They would meet at the local convention center and stay at the local hotel / motels [just like the rest of us do]. They would have a modest staff, sit in folding chairs, and stay until the full business agenda is accomplished. We rent their palatial office spaces in Washington to private businesses to offset the costs of doing the normal Federal business. When not “in session” the elected officials stay in their respective states making themselves available to understanding the current will of their people.

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