It would be an interesting test to see what power citizens truly have in the US government. Since the terms are staggered, it would not be possible to get rid of all incumbents at once. It would be a more gradual transition, so not quite as dramatic if it could be done with one election. If it were possible to do with a single election, I suspect (and fear) that the government would step in and pass a law preventing more than x % of the congress from being replaced by new members at one time. I am sure that the lame duck congressmen would be more than happy to vote for such a measure, even if the president vetoed it, they would likely have enough congressional support to override the veto.
Since it probably is not very practical to actually replace every member of congress, I wonder how effective it would be just to threaten to do so. If a campaign were launched whose aim to do that, would it be enough to show incumbents that the people are demanding change?
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