Failure of the American Political System

Republicans will fight and hate on the democrats. Democrats fight and hate on Republicans. Thus, political gridlock. What happend to a government of the people for the people? The way it works is you must play politics and vote along party lines or else you will lose your peers support and endorsements (FUNDING) and lessen the chance of reelection (KEEPING YOUR JOB). The simple solution is a third party to shake things up. However all that did was lure nut jobs like Ross Perot and Jesse Ventura. The dem./rep. political machine is just way to wealthy and powerful and likes the way it is. So whats the solution?
I think that Congressmaen and Senators should be REQUIRED, on major issues (i.e. HEALTH CARE REFORM) to go back to their home districts and hold open town hall meetings to fully educate their constituents on the matter at hand and solicit feedback. They should be REQUIRED to conduct independently run polls of the constituency and be REQUIRED to go back to Washington and vote as dictated by the majority of their constituency of whom they represent.
That would be fair representation. A government of the people, for the people. It would remove the power of the lobbyists. It would shut down the religious right that has NO PLACE IN GOVERNMENT. It would shut down the money that controls the decision making process.
It would also shut down the power one party has over the other when they are the majority. A Bush imperial presidency could never happen again. Which is why our governemnt will never allow reform and change to the sick, dysfunctional and archaic system we employ today.