Staff Picked Questions http://askyourlawmaker.org/questions/picks/%2A/%2A/183/%2A a view of questions order by staff picks and date en Why can sitting senators virtually abandon their "day jobs" to run for President for more than a year? I assume they're getting paid normal salaries during this time. Why aren't you responsible for being in your office, or being on the Senate floor for debates or votes. Where is the obligation to represent your constituents? http://askyourlawmaker.org/questions/why-can-sitting-senators-virtually-abandon-their-%2526quot%3Bday-jobs%2526quot%3B-run-president-more-y <p>I want this question asked of the three candidates. The user interface on this website is very clumbsy and kept returning an error when I tried entering "pres", as was suggested, or even the three names.</p> http://askyourlawmaker.org/questions/why-can-sitting-senators-virtually-abandon-their-%2526quot%3Bday-jobs%2526quot%3B-run-president-more-y#comments abandon constituents campaign job senator Campaign 2008 Sat, 03 May 2008 15:23:48 -0500 ESWiley2 1265 at http://askyourlawmaker.org