It is time for a change in how we vote

America in the colonial days, with no effective means of communicating to Washington, elected fellow neighbors to represent their interests in government. Today, we have voting machines, and therefore, should be allowed to vote directly on major national issues which affect us all without Congressional intervention.

Now our representation, done by self‑serving, and sometimes corrupt, Congressmen and women, is not working because they no longer represent the people but rather support their personal and financial ambitions.

There is no reason that we cannot be allowed to vote on major issues of the day. Issues such as illegal immigration, tax cuts or increases, exiting the United Nations, opening our petroleum resources to exploration, setting term limits for Congress, putting Congress and government workers on Social Security, outlawing pork spending, etc.

To accomplish this, a people‑generated initiative which bypasses Congress’ ability to block it, is necessary. This could resemble the tea party of colonial days.

It is time the people take back our government and have Congress working for us as it was in the beginning.

Bill Hencel

Carefree