The most obvious thing that MyCongress does is allow you to discover where any member of congress is located. You may want to discover this for a whole host of reasons. For example, contacting your local member is easy as full details are displayed. Should a member of congress fall foul of misdeeds uncovered in the media, it’s always fun to find out who is meant to be representing and to follow the latest as the story unfolds. One of the responsibilities of all US citizens is to scrutinize what our administration does in our name; how better to do this than on a dedicated iPad app?

Entering your zip code will give you full details of both senators and representatives. This again is a fabulous tool if you’ve moved to a new area, or indeed are thinking of moving. In another way, different members of congress hold specific areas of responsibility. Using the MyCongress search will help you identify responsible government areas as diverse as immigration, labor, foreign policy and the environment.

Ultimately the governance of a successful democracy relies on the participation of its citizens. Apathy is a wonderful mechanism to allow extremism and inhumanity into our society by the back door. MyCongress allows you to keep a healthy eye on your representatives and senators, a process which should also help to keep them in check.

MyCongress is available FREE from iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/app/id=364897048#

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