> I don't think the politicians are going to do much of consequence until their constituents think it is important. My fear is that most politicians don't ofte

> I don't think the politicians are going to do much of consequence until their constituents think it is important. My fear is that most politicians don't often seem to do much about any given issue even what their constituents do think it is important. I would guess that when there isn't much campaign financing/donor money behind any particular issue, even if it has popular support, then most politicians feel relatively safe ignoring it. Certainly some politicians care about average voters' issues. A long time ago, I worked for one who did. But most seem like they don't. Most seem like they care mainly about their own pet issues, or merely getting re-elected as many times as they can. Or I am just getting more cynical as I get older. I guess that could be as well.