How does the U.S. Congress, as it exists in its current structure, support and/or limit authentic representation?

How does the U.S. Congress, as it exists in its current structure, support and/or limit authentic representation?

I think that many of the best arguments showcasing how the U.S. Congress both supports and limits authentic representation. Early into my high school career, I had the opportunity to sit down and speak with our district representatives who sat in the Colorado Congress. I really was able to feel like she took me seriously as a citizen and that my opinions had some impact on at least the conversations that were had in congress. I do, however, fear that the same opportunities do not stand for the U.S. Congress. What's the difference between the two?

I think that there is a need to think about the change that our society is facing. Is the current set up of congress still effective for the goals of our country? I am disturbed by the role that money has taken on in our government. The recent events in Wisconsin make me sick. How do the Koch brothers have so much influence over a government, and in turn; with their checkbook they are able to affect the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. There is still good in the government, but the good is getting harder to find.

I think that one of the most evident differences is the amount of money in the two. U.S. Congress' current structure is influenced quite a bit by the capitalistic structure of our society. As the regulations on funding of political campaigns have radically shifted, I feel that the structure of the U.S. Congress has as well.

There is definitely a representative bias currently in our congress, being that the diversity in Congress is not proportional to the vast diversity of our country. I have to wonder if there is a way that the power can be more equally distributed and in turn less corrupted in our government. How can we make it that that when a party gains a majority in congress that they don't gain a full, almost monopoly, over the government.

I feel that the U.S. Congress in it's current structure, often finds itself in almost a stalemate. They sit there in filibusters arguing. The senate with write and pass a bill that then the house will throw down. Then the house will pass a bill that the senate will throw down. It's sometimes a very viscous cycle that fails to accomplish things.