Like many on this site I am really tired of playing the rigged game of politics practiced in the U.S. Congress.
There are no easy fixes.
Amending the Constitution is certainly not easy, except when Congress is feeling the heat.
The (1971) Vietnam Era 26th Amendment that gives 18 year olds the right to vote is one such case. The nightly news carried pictures of the coffins of our fallen soldiers and pictures of college students taking to the streets chanting "Old enough to die, old enough to vote". From start to finish the 26th amendment was passed by Congress and ratified by the States in record time.
Step inside.
We have a real problem in Congress. Put as simply as possible our Congressional delegates are more beholding to their corporate and wealthy donors than they are to the voters who put them in office.
This is just wrong. (Something of an understatement I know.)
After rejecting several other avenues for putting things right, I have concluded that our best near term opportunity is to advocate to Amend the U.S. Constitution.
The title says it all.
The States right to recall their U.S. Representatives and Senators.
*Just in case the title doesn't make it clear, what I am proposing is an Amendment that gives you the voter the right to circulate or sign a petition that places an up down vote on the ballot asking "Should Senator FogBottom be recalled from office?".
I won't propose language or mechanics here.
If you are unfamiliar with recalls here is a link (PDF sorry) to how recall elections work in California.
California recall process.
I picked it because I am familiar with the process.
Other States may have better processes, we just need to pick the one that we think is best as a template.
Practically speaking the amendment would need to specify the recall and election process or invite every state in the union to mess it up.
I want to here what you think.
Please take the poll.