seems that the money we give them should be closely monitored. a local representative in my state is under fire for putting out ad campaigns about how she wants people to call her and tell her problems: apparently those ads cost a lot of taxpayer money. I find it refreshing that the woman (Teresa Forcier, State Rep, Pennsylvania) is actually telling people she's there for them (but some argue she's only doing this to get re-elected.. we'll see about that after the tally)

My solution would be to keep track of how the money is spent: Congress doesn't deserve any more than a middle-manager at a big company, but they should have a budget dedicated solely to adigin constituents. And at the end of the year, some function of what's left will be taken from their payroll, since they're obviously not deserving of that kinda money if they have very much left over.

Equal representation without fornication, that's all I ask.