Haven't you noticed? We don't have "representatives" anymore, we have career politicians that will make decisions and sign bills that 80% of the voting public vote against because they will get big kickbacks from bigger government or corporations. Far from the "of the people, for the people" we used to be.
Which is why I LOVE organizations like linked below for having the right idea and viable solutions. The government here is getting too big and controlling. Last time that happened people had enough, got on 3 big ships and sailed across the ocean to start a new civilization... we don't have
that option anymore!
GOOOH | Get Out of Our House: A non-partisan plan to elect citizen representatives!