> - Discuss each bill in the discussion section > - Join the discussion boards to discuss the latest events and news > - Vote on bills (similar to Countable)

> - Discuss each bill in the discussion section > - Join the discussion boards to discuss the latest events and news > - Vote on bills (similar to Countable) Based on my experience of other similar sites in other countries, these features will largely be a ghost town. Even if they aren't a ghost town, they can never be representative samples of the US population. I'd really encourage you to focus on features that are useful even if you only have one user. It's too easy for this sort of site to try to do everything, successful ones tend to be narrowly focused -- I like your notification approach.