[billbears]

But, because he is Speaker of the House, he should be responsive to all Americans, in his capacity as Speaker, not just those in his district, The same should be true of the chairs of committees, in their capacities as Chair(s).

Nope, sorry. Just because he is in a position of leadership does not make him 'responsible' to all the citizens of the respective states. The positions of leadership were mainly instituted to keep some order in the place. Now have they been used to sway, block, or kill bills altogether? Perhaps. But that still does not make Hastert 'responsive' to anyone except the constituency that elected him

[for-q-clinton]

Nope, sorry. Just because he is in a position of leadership does not make him 'responsible' to all the citizens of the respective states. The positions of leadership were mainly instituted to keep some order in the place. Now have they been used to sway, block, or kill bills altogether? Perhaps. But that still does not make Hastert 'responsive' to anyone except the constituency that elected him

Actually Hastert's website welcomes all feedback; however, due to standing principles within the House he will not contact you for follow up if you are out of his district. When I sent him my feedback I did thank him for listening to my voice.

[El Gato]

Nope, sorry. Just because he is in a position of leadership does not make him 'responsible' to all the citizens of the respective states

I did not say "responsible", but rather "responsive". Being responsive means being at least minimally accessible. We all know he doesn't read the emails anyway. Why not let the staff he has as Speaker, summarize the out of district inputs just as his personal staff as a House member do for the in district stuff.

To my way of thinking that sort of thing comes with job as Speaker.