E-congress....................

I read a post from a Minneapolis blogger tpoday (fightingwords.com) who had a very simple idea on how to limit the power of the federal government. It would not be difficult to implement and I am curious to see what others have to say about it. It is called e-congress, which would utilize state of the art technology to have congress conduct business through teleconference, as oppose to meeting face to face in Washington. It would reduce much of the travel costs associated with Washington’s elected officials, not to mention security costs and energy use. It could also make it so politicians are less exposed to the corrupt side of Washington politics, separating them from lobbyist and special interests, and keeping them more in tone with the needs of  congressional districts. I don’t know how helpful this would be in practice, but I kind of like the idea. It is supposed to decentralize the federal government and help representatives focus on needs at home. Any thoughts on this idea ?????????