Fair enough. I'd like to see that there is an effective communication going on between citizens and their representatives. Right now, with the current system,

Fair enough. I'd like to see that there is an effective communication going on between citizens and their representatives. Right now, with the current system, I see a few ways to communicate. Physical letter: form letter or nothing Phone: automated system recording Email: form letter or auto-subscribed to email list Facebook: Ignored, form statement, or banned Twitter: Ignored, form statement, or banned What I do see that works is what lobbyists do: they have face-time with their legislators. The current contention rates of up to 500k people per representative makes that avenue nearly impossible currently. Unless you happen to get a glimpse at a talk, you have close to 0% chance of talking with your rep. With a contention ratio of 30k to 50k/rep, would make meeting your representative much more likely. It would also reduce money effects, since now elections are a local thing instead of a moneyball contest.