Personally I believe that if you become an elected representative of the public you should become a public person where all your in-person meetings and all your

Personally I believe that if you become an elected representative of the public you should become a public person where all your in-person meetings and all your phone calls and messages are public for the period you are elected. If you meet someone without disclosing it, it should be a criminal offence. I know this will never happen in real life but I think this is the only way to solve the problem of corrupt officials and revolving doors / lobbyist problems. Edit: the book "Haze" by L.E. Modesitt Jr. has a good take on this.