How often is the legislative branch of our representative government held accountable by its constituents?
Usually only at election time. These local town hall meetings, from my perspective, are quite refreshing. Senators and Representatives are sent by the people to go to Washington and represent their constituents as they craft and vote on legislation. How will they know how to vote if they don’t ask your opinion? Do they think that because they’ve been sent to Washington on your behalf they have been given carte blanche to do whatever they want? They need to come down from their ivory towers and echo chambers in Washington and seek the will of the people they were elected to represent. Why aren’t more town hall meetings held? The House passed cap and trade legislation but the Senate hasn’t. That means it’s not a done deal. Why aren’t Senators holding town hall meetings on cap and tax, as it should be called? Since Obama said electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket as a result of his plan, we should be debating that. A few members of Congress are holding town hall meetings (some are
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