Politicians see each other as friends. They socialize together, give each other jobs, and are neighbors with each other. We need to at least break up the socialization aspect.
Politicians should be required to live, full time, in the voting district that elected them. No 2nd homes. In fact those politicians should have to get permission to leave their elected area, even short absences,for the entire term. Make it so they can only debate or vote remotely.
Keep politicians separate from each other.
The goal to to first make politicians live with results of their legislation/trade policies. They shouldn’t be able to hide in luxury if their voting district is poor.
Another goal is to force politicians to see their voters as their fiends and neighbors. Make them afraid of public scorn as they do their daily shopping.
Separating them would also reduce lobbyist power. Instead of easy access to a centralized location (DC) there would be, at least 435 different location (spread out across the country) lobbyists would have to visit.
Treat politicians like an unrunelly teenager. Keep them at home, control who they see and keep them where friends/family can see what they are up to.
Force all sessions to be livestreamed and recorded. No more voice votes…