Take a look at the makeup of our 535 representatives. Ninety to ninety-five percent of them are lawyers. I'm in favor of a constitutional amendment that would ban lawyers from running for elected office. Especially federal!!
I agree with you that the majority of our representatives could be tried for federal crimes. But, they would never be convicted. Since when does 535 congresscritters control 280,000,000 people? It's supposed to be the other way around.
I've always felt it was a conflict of interest for a lawyer to be a lawmaker. That alone should be sufficient grounds for them to be charged with conspiracy to commit a felony.