Joshua James asks, "I really am interested to know what kind of options we have, as a voting population, when we're stuck with Senators and Reps who refuse the will of the people, be it FISA or Impeachment or whatever . . .do we have any option other than waiting another 2 -6 years to vote the weak-kneed reps out of office, or can we recall them (as they did to the Gov of CA) or impeach them for not upholding and defending the constitution, as they swore to do on their oath of office?" This is the $64,000 question. Legislative change happens in the Congress. Legislative obstruction happens mainly in the Congress. But Congress is hard to change. And at times, it's not always clear you can change it. Wyoming is both wildly conservative and wildly overrepresented in the Senate. California is quite liberal and extremely underrepresented in the Senate. So when you're talking about the will of the people, you have to ask: Which people? Where? And what influence do we have over them? Indeed, there's actually something of a collective action problem born of the regional composition of Congress: Since lots of liberals have already changed their personal Congressman or Senator, they're waiting for someone else to go after the obstructionists who don't hail from their state or district. But nobody does. Conversely, since everyone feels they have a direct stake in the presidency, an enormous amount of effort goes into electing and pressuring presidential candidates.
