He tried, and got shot at from left and right at the same time.
The present situation is apparently unacceptable, unless someone actually proposes to change it, whereupon any change is unacceptable.
And if your idea of "forcing your reps to the table" is throwing them out, you will get a full-blown amnesty with immediate citizenship grants as a bonus in 2007. If that is what you want, then knock yourself out.
He got shot at and gave up because of weakness....and apparently a need to be a centrist.