Can the American people vote out ALL of congress and start fresh?

Question

Lets get some fresh faces and Ideas. Hell with these IDIOTS that are supposedly making the best decisions for our troops and our futures.

Answer 1

Voting takes too long. Let's all meet on the steps of Congress with pitchforks, shotguns, tar and feathers, and tell those bastards they're all fired. We the People have the DUTY to do so, as per the Declaration of Independence.

Answer 2

We should be able to, but we can't on the national level. The three forms of direct Democracy; Referendum, Recall, and Reform. The sad thing is you only see this on the state level. California had a Recall election for gov. Gray Davis. The people voted him out of office and then The Governator was elected.

Answer 3

Really, you think so? And a bunch of ALL freshmen senators and representatives would be able to do better? People who have no experience and need to start learning the ropes their first day in office?

Wow - if you want a Congress that accomplishes absolutely nothing, then go for it. It would be a shame to waste two years while all of these newbies learn how to get things done, all the while not getting anything done.

And, if you feel that YOUR elected representatives are not representing YOU, then it is YOUR job to let them know how you feel about things. They are not mind-readers. If you don't tell them HOW to represent you, don't expect them to do it accurately.

Answer 4

Citizens cannot vote out Congress but they can replace them for voter fraud. Citizens can also override Congress in decision-making if they can collective produce a petition about what changes they want in the government and gain a popular vote for the proposal, two-thirds nationwide to amend Congress' power, http://www.voteprimous.com

Answer 5

and vote whom into office in their places? How can you vote into office somebody ya don't even know exists, or if you know they exist, how do you know they would be able to do the job with absolutely no political experience, better than those who at least bring that much to the job.? And what happens when they are screwing up too? How long do they get, and how do we make the necessary arrangements to run another vote to get them removed from office? Where do we find THEIR replacements, and where do we get the money from to pay all of the costs of preparing them to run for office, giving them t.v. e xposure, and all the other requirements of running an election?

Answer 6

Yes, but not is a referendum or special election. It would have to be voting the incumbents out by switching parties or voting for someone else in the primary.

Something like that was tried to Lieberman, but he came out on top.

Answer 7

They are staggered so you can't get rid of all of them in one fell swoop. All you really need to do is get rid of enough to change the political landscape.

That just happened but the jury is still out to see what will come of it. It was touted as a sound defeat of the current administration but the balance is still very close.

Answer 8

Wouldn't that be nice? Unfortunately, the people who voted the idiots in feel no need to replace them. Its those that don't vote who give license to fools.

Answer 9

America has no congress.

We have the Association of American States but that entity has no congress.

Answer 10

Something like that was just done, for better or worse, in November.

We have a opportiunity every two years to make big changes.