I believe our system of government has become corrupt and no longer represents its constituents.
There, I said it, I’ll put on my tin foil hat and keep an eye out for the black helicopters.
I believe the vast majority of our elected representatives no longer represent us. They may represent the companies we work for, the organizations we belong to or groups we contribute to, but the Congresspeople, Senators and the President, no longer represent us.
We may be able to influence their decisions though large national organizations, but how much do they actually listen to the people they represent? There are of course exceptions, but by and large, they are isolated from the public they ostensibly serve.
Yes, there are times when our representative must make decisions we may not like, yet in the current environment it seems like the citizen is no longer the prime concern of the elected.
To a large extent, I lay the blame on us, the American Citizens. We have become lazy, paying groups to represent our desires, uninformed, failing to understand the consequences of our actions, and power hungry, local influence is not good enough. We have allowed, even encouraged, our voices to be taken from us for it seems today that you have no voice in the government of our nation unless you have a team of paid lobbyists purchasing access in the halls of power. This is the definition of a corrupt system of government.
I propose the following reforms:
1- No Candidate for Congress may accept funds from any source other than individual human citizens in the district hope to represent.
2- No Candidate for Senate may accept funds from any source other than individual human citizens in the state they hope to represent.
3- No Candidate for President may accept funds from any source other than individual human US Citizens.
4- The limit on any individual `s contribution to one candidate shall be no more than $100
5- No office holder may accept any type of compensation from any source except salary and expenses from the US Treasury.
Done, that’s it , the end.
What do you think?
P.S. At this point I am fully aware of the fantasy of my proposals, but we can still dream.
P.P.S. Dogs & Frogs
