[rohern]

This is a terrific idea if it means that people become more open to expanding the size of Congress, an idea which is currently met with objections like 'Oh, but then we would need to build a bigger building'.

The Congress of the United States is absurdly small in relation to our population and absurdly unrepresentative as a result. The British House of Commons, which represents a country of 63 million persons, has 650 seats. The Canadian House of commons has 308 members (rising to 338 next election) representing 33 million persons. The entire US Congress, including the Senate, is only 538 seats, representing over 315 million persons. The House of Representatives has not been expanded since 1911 and the population of the United States has increased by 200 million since then.

Anything that makes this more achievable is worth having. The bonus of giving Congressmen the ability to work from their district in direct communication with the electorate is also worth having.