It’s difficult to speak with your representative face to face.

I'm glad we've made it this far.

That’s what makes you disagree with the assertion that the problem isn’t people talking to their representative, but that it’s too easy for corrupt people to talk to them?

It's what makes me equate lobbying with corruption. When even basic constituent services are pay walled by professional insiders, the only people who can lobby are the folks that paid the bribes.

Again: what’s your ideal state, and how is it different?

Any amount of Congressional gatekeeping (which is what constituent services ultimately amount to) should be handled by public agencies. But more than that, public services would be fully opt-out automatic such that things like Medicare sign-ups and admittance to officer's college wouldn't be predicted on access to a legislator's office.

But I'd settle for expanding the number of Congressional reps such that they averaged closer to 30k constituents rather than 600k. Then, at least, there is not the practical consideration of a single congressman attempting to service half a million people or more.