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crowdfund a new political party with pro bill of rights, anti-corporatist smaller government platform specific prohibitions for fourth amendment abuses better
by mkstowegnv 13y ago
crowdfund a new political party with pro bill of rights, anti-corporatist smaller government platform
specific prohibitions for fourth amendment abuses
better whistle blower protecting legislation
supporting constitutional amendments for all of the following; ending corporate personhood, enacting real campaign finance reform, restoring Glass Steagall)
breaking up all too big to fail corporations
when enough money or risk to life is involved making it a capital offense/ treason to: supply false testimony to congress or government regulators, etc, or to disseminate false information to the public or business (eg LIBOR distortions), or to unnecessarily make classified any such information
smaller, better government through 'government as a service' Govt 2.0 ideas (see g.g. Lessig), testing legislators on content of bills before they can vote on them, line item vetoes
This party would recruit its candidates (not accept those who nominate themselves) through a computerized equivalent of the way honeybees choose a new nest (see Sealey Honeybee Democracy). Candidates would have to have a track record of volunteer service and a minimum history of published political writing addressing actual legislation - (likely drawing heavily on bloggers and academics).
- ante_annum 13y ago> specific prohibitions for fourth amendment abuses Not to be coy, but wouldn't that be the Fourth Amendment itself? Or do you mean to explicitly expand what the Fourth is believed to cover?