Totally agree with you about the elite.
It’s our fault. We’ve been apathetic, electing the same worn out old senators over and over.
We need to change things. Six years is too long but maybe four would work.
Watch your Senator after you elect him. If he’s like Ted Cruz, if he does what he promised, send him back.
If not, kick his butt out and elect someone else. How long would it take to get decent people? Maybe two election cycles.
Spending a few minutes a few times a decade in a voting booth is not going to accomplish any restraint of government.
It’s pretty clear that most of even the interested people make no attempt to make their voice heard within the GOP. Consequently, they have no idea of how party officials are selected or how platform proposals are considered. If grassroots activism was as dedicated to taking over a party as it is to promoting some fallible candidate, we wouldn’t be in this mess.