The appearance of that massive group was a message to the members of Congress. The visual effect had to be much greater than a letter from each of them. Those of us not in charge told the members that they must start representing US again. They should now consider us "special interest."
We can't increase their wealth nearly as much as other special interests. But we can control their political destiny. In Federalist Papers #57, Hamilton or Madison wrote about the two year terms in the House:
"The aim of every political constitution is, or ought to be, first to obtain for rulers men who possess most wisdom to discern, and most virtue to pursue, the common good of the society; and in the next place, to take the most effectual precautions for keeping them virtuous whilst they continue to hold their public trust. The elective mode of obtaining rulers is the characteristic policy of republican government. The means relied on in this form of government for preventing their degeneracy are numerous and various. The most effectual one, is such a limitation of the term of appointments as will maintain a proper responsibility to the people."
He went on to say about members of the House:
"Before the sentiments impressed on their minds by the mode of their elevation can be effaced by the exercise of power, they will be compelled to anticipate the moment when their power is to cease, when their exercise of it is to be reviewed, and when they must descend to the level from which they were raised; there forever to remain unless a faithful discharge of their trust shall have established their title to a renewal of it."
He was saying that if those members don't do right by us, they will return to live among us. That is our job now. Determine those who have abused their power and send them home.
We must fire the incumbents at the next election.
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