I think this is a good solution for the way things are going right now, but since we can no longer trust our Senators and Representatives to do what is best for the people, my feeling is we simplify, simplify, simplify. This method of Squares and Seeds is one way to accomplish this, but it is still pandering to a broken system, which needs to be abolished. My "In Your Dreams" solution is to give the power back to the people, and let our Congress be administrators of what the constitutional laws actually are, rather than finding ways to game the system.
I strongly believe in "1 person 1 vote", and a trusted Department of Fact Checking to keep the rhetoric honest and in real time, monitoring the antics of politicians, the Supreme Courts, both in States and Federal levels, and reporting when they are lying or misrepresenting the truth (A I would be good for that). And here is the biggest "Dream On": Political contributions can only be made to One Pot earmarked for Elections rather than to separate parties, and split the money equally among parties who are running for election, and have been vetted as legitimate legal candidates, where it would be the only legal way to make and distribute contributions.
House and Senate Voting should be blind and not open for scrutiny. Why? If money and Power Influencers were not allowed, they would be more likely to vote for what their constituents want and their conscience, than doing the will of the wealthy and/or powerful people blackmailing them in exchange for money, jobs, status, power...etc.
Part of the money collected could also be to support "mail-in ballots", transportation to and from voting facilities, and also to thwart efforts to "rig" turn-outs, through wide-spread and on-going marketing so the word would inform nearly everyone who chooses to vote what the laws and procedures are.
There should be detailed and definitive job-descriptions for ALL government officials, ESPECIALLY candidates for President. Also, there should be term limits for any and all Government positions.
Why does this need to be done? Because mostly all politicians are dishonest and want to be assured of their jobs and the resulting aggrandizement. Lobbyists would have to comply with the fact-checking department and have their campaigns pre-approved by a non-partisan committee, perhaps only allowing pre-approved brochures or documents to be distributed in sessions, no verbal communication...In other words, available for fact-checking without lies.
The results? Politicians would be less likely to be coerced by money/power and probably more willing to be honest about their platforms, and voters would be more assured about who and what they are voting for.
Power to the people! Let honesty and transparency prevail!
I think this is a good solution for the way things are going right now, but since we can no longer trust our Senators and Representatives to do what is best for the people, my feeling is we simplify, simplify, simplify. This method of Squares and Seeds is one way to accomplish this, but it is still pandering to a broken system, which needs to be abolished. My "In Your Dreams" solution is to give the power back to the people, and let our Congress be administrators of what the constitutional laws actually are, rather than finding ways to game the system.
I strongly believe in "1 person 1 vote", and a trusted Department of Fact Checking to keep the rhetoric honest and in real time, monitoring the antics of politicians, the Supreme Courts, both in States and Federal levels, and reporting when they are lying or misrepresenting the truth (A I would be good for that). And here is the biggest "Dream On": Political contributions can only be made to One Pot earmarked for Elections rather than to separate parties, and split the money equally among parties who are running for election, and have been vetted as legitimate legal candidates, where it would be the only legal way to make and distribute contributions.
House and Senate Voting should be blind and not open for scrutiny. Why? If money and Power Influencers were not allowed, they would be more likely to vote for what their constituents want and their conscience, than doing the will of the wealthy and/or powerful people blackmailing them in exchange for money, jobs, status, power...etc.
Part of the money collected could also be to support "mail-in ballots", transportation to and from voting facilities, and also to thwart efforts to "rig" turn-outs, through wide-spread and on-going marketing so the word would inform nearly everyone who chooses to vote what the laws and procedures are.
There should be detailed and definitive job-descriptions for ALL government officials, ESPECIALLY candidates for President. Also, there should be term limits for any and all Government positions.
Why does this need to be done? Because mostly all politicians are dishonest and want to be assured of their jobs and the resulting aggrandizement. Lobbyists would have to comply with the fact-checking department and have their campaigns pre-approved by a non-partisan committee, perhaps only allowing pre-approved brochures or documents to be distributed in sessions, no verbal communication...In other words, available for fact-checking without lies.
The results? Politicians would be less likely to be coerced by money/power and probably more willing to be honest about their platforms, and voters would be more assured about who and what they are voting for.
Power to the people! Let honesty and transparency prevail!
Just sayin'.
Oh, and overturn "Citizens United".
Excellent idea. Let’s do it!!