Musket... you simply do not wish to comprehend the situation.

"Just ban them. It's easy."

You have had my explanation of the issue a dozen times. You either didn't read it or are just willfully ignoring it in order to perpetuate a view of the US similar to the way you remark on football games/clubs.

" So why not ask them to do their job come election time?"

Because at election time, there are more than that one issue in play! The &$@##**^% conservatives have also **Gerrymandered** the voting districts so that more & more semi-sane candidates are herded into small pens. Those sane ones are elected, but are in the minority! (I have a quite sane, competent Democrat as my Representative- and 2 decent Senators)... and even they are subjected to unfair pressures when votes on any controversial topic are laden with amendments which muddy the issue!

It's easy... bah....