Sure, OddJob, let's force NRA members to do community service. Perhaps spend some time in a Gulag too? What a great idea!
Not having our national leaders rule us from far far away is the reason this country was formed. The Electoral system keeps such things in check and works perfectly well. If you recall there was a civil war in the US quite awhile back and much of the secessionist angst was fueled by what they considered the "north" stacking the electoral system unfairly against them, thus their impression that they were being increasingly lorded over by statesmen from a distant and different society.
The electoral system is working just fine. If it weren't, there'd once again be the same sentiments and that is absolutely not a good thing.