The basic idea is that you pick a bill and a representative and state how you'd like them to vote. If they vote the way you want them to, they get the money as a campaign contribution. If they don't, it goes to their next opponent.
The site is live and contributions will be delivered.
I'd love feedback on the experience. Particularly, I have a theory that choosing a representative can be overwhelming and I'd like to brainstorm ideas on how to fix that.
Actually, this team is responsible for both TFS (major releases 1-2 years, minor releases quarterly) and Visual Studio Online which is a hosted service and releases once every three weeks. Pretty much everyone on the team works on both products because they share a very large percentage of their code.
Source: I'm the guy closest to the camera in the picture. Oh, and we're hiring if anyone is interested.
Here's the bill to save net neutrality: https://stituency.org/bills/hr4585-115 And here's the current tax bill: https://stituency.org/bills/hr1-115
The site is live and contributions will be delivered.
I'd love feedback on the experience. Particularly, I have a theory that choosing a representative can be overwhelming and I'd like to brainstorm ideas on how to fix that.
I'll be sticking around to answer any questions.