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Congress relocation: reduce special interest power

Why Is This Idea Important?: reduce ability of special interest lobbies to focus resources and bring more power back to people

Reduce the power of special interest lobbies and increase accountability to citizens by shifting the physical location of elected representatives back to their local geographic areas. With current technology, it is possible for elected officials in the Congress to remain in their election districts and not relocate to Washington DC. This makes it much more difficult for special interest groups to focus their resources in a single location, and it greatly increases local citizens ability to directly influence their representatives. Physical relocation is based on a time when transportation was by horse and communication by pigeon.

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Submitted by Jon Galt 2 years ago

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  1. klingspoon.troy said:

    At first glance and in premis I like this idea. Although the same technology that will allow Congress to meet remotely can be used by a Lobbyist to contact Congress through web meeting technology. The policies towards lobbying need to be more absolute. We must determine what is allowable and what is not in clear and transparent reform.

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