You know, Jeff, I'm on your side moreso than you seem to believe.
I'm simply convinced that a large number of congresscritters are not basically concerned with right and wrong, nor are they critically concerned with lawlessness, as shown by their indifference to current immigration laws going wholly unenforced.
I am amazed that the legislature, as defined by the founders, is still churning out legislation in a moderated manner.
But I'm unconvinced that appealing to Congress to make this law or that law is the problem. The problem is that we are selectively applying laws here and there means that the rule of law (new law, old law, any law) is seriously broke!
Illegal immigrants should be dealt with as the law prescribes NOW, and meanwhile, Congress can consider changes for the future.
I agree that our current representatives, by and large, with some notable exceptions, are convinced that their job is simply to pass more and more laws based on the interst groups and influence they receive...and I feel that this is a gross wresting of what they were meant to accomplish.
"He who geverns best, governs least," should be the motto.
If I were ever to run for state or national representative of any kind, one of my principle planks would be what I have described to others here as the "Two-fer Act". It is simply this. Any new law passed by the legisalture, must be law include in its passing the elimination fo two other laws already on the books. If we simply did that, in about 20 or so years we would start to maybe get to something managable as long as those enacting those provisions were statesmen who understood the motto I described above and who understood the foundational moral principles upon which this nation was established and abided by them.
Same principle could be applied to taxation..call that one the 125% Act.
Best regards.