[PapaBear3625]

Suggest they authorize a construction of the apartment complex for the House and Senate Members. Each the same size regardless of position. They could live in it without cost. That would save a little money for the taxpayer as we then don’t have to pay a salary to support two homes. The rest still applies—no perks!

Better yet -- let the congress critters work from home, over the Internet.

[sinanju]

There was a serious article about letting congresscritters vote online recently. It made a lot of sense. Much more appropriate for the citizen legislator ideal, plus they would be able to stay out of the toxic stew of Beltwayland and they wouldn’t have to maintain two households or wear themselves out with all that travel back and forth. They would stay close to their constituents and not get addicted to perks. Plus, lobbyists would be hard put to divide their efforts across hundreds of individual districts.

The “old bulls” would snort at the idea but newbie representatives would like it just fine.

Just a matter of ironing out the technical details and voila!