Re-tool American Politics

Re-tool American Politics

Op-Ed  October 3, 2012            by James Q. Muir

   The problems facing us all need deliberate consideration to re-tool and purposefully design a political process that best serves a nation, of the people, by the people and for the people. We honor those patriots who originated this great nation. We owe a debt of gratitude to those fledgling Americans who diligently secured their birthright of a new nation and carried forward the building of a system that has lasted down to this day.

   Following all the passion and trust and glory that has been plied into American politics we need to face the present fact that the old tools are no longer reliable and have created an unacceptable corruption that now plagues our daily lives. American politics is broken and we need to fix it. This admission should rally all to rise up and see to it, that a valid solution is developed and soon.

It is proposed therefore that the basis of all politics should no longer be money collected into the hands of our politicians, and all the influence that it can buy.  Rather, hereafter, the very foundation for our democracy should be put upon us and gladly borne by all Americans rejoicing.

Politics should rest upon every man and women. We should carry it forth and we should own it. Whoever gets elected would be obligated to us, and to us only, and no special interest need apply.

   For too long we have meekly suffered the bullying of political machinery by the oppressiveness of vast wealth. Of course America is all about the dreams of peaceful riches and confident security. All the more abundantly and fairly these blessing are made secure in the sensible safeguarding of general interests which owes it only allegiance to our common and greater good.

   If we the people own the mechanism by which all politicians are enabled to run for office and debate and publicize their views, by disenfranchising money from the entire process, we will have re-tooled and invented a sensible safeguard that will long endure.

   It is proposed that anyone who desires to be elected submit to the volunteers their prospectus. From these are chosen candidates whom the people shall sustain in open campaigning. Yeah, that’s right, take your political parties and shove it. Thanks for nothing.

If you need a party system to hobnob and get your pet projects into law yet lacking merit enough to persuade sufficient numbers of congressmen, true patriots all, it is of no use to America.

A minimum amount of public service would be required of those willing to volunteer and be certified to participate in the PRE-VOTE that chooses local and national candidates. This insures sensible results and the anonymity of who is voting.   Collusion between volunteers will result in loss of certification.

This rather odd step of a PRE-VOTE will avoid a circus riot of freeloading wannabees that could waste precious resources. Every candidate would submit credentials and have their background confidentially considered by volunteer briefing committees in City, County, State and National elections. These briefs prepared for all PRE-VOTE volunteers respectively. Incumbents seeking another term must begin anew.

Since all volunteers are unknown to potential candidates no influence could be brought to bear upon their decisions. A volunteer would keep secret their status as a sacred duty they owe to their country.

   It is proposed that the burden of campaigning for public office be born entirely by the public. The process would require that all reasonable costs a candidate incurs be drawn upon a National Public Office Fund. No business by law could deny service to any candidate in good standing.

   Any private business that secures a debt from a candidate may right off the fair amount against levied yearly contribution requirements. Taxes! And no candidate would know who was paid or chose to write off or who donated amounts due them for the greater good of all Americans.

   It would be a crime to publicize any donations for prominence, favor, or public relations by any business or private person. This responsibility should be owned as a sacred honor for the privilege of being American.

   Freedom from vapid-silver-spoon-fed-self-entitled-spoiled-brats who vaunt themselves seriously worthy of the common trust of all Americans, who lustfully only want to put their greedy hands and influence upon the vast resources of our great nation would soon disappear from American politics.

   Only the truest servants with altruistic intent need apply. Patriots need only apply. We shall bear them upon our shoulders both great and small and shout their names from the housetops and allow those selected to refine their points of view and sell us their best intentions, wisdom, diligence and intelligence in the general elections.

   Let freedom ring aloud all the more in a new politics sanctified by the equity of the people. What I propose need not be exactly what happens. But let us be about re-inventing democratic politics even if it only rolls out at last to allow us to rise from the ashes of our impending doom. May we be resolute with the resolve that greed and very vanity shall never brings us down again.

We must never again suffer ourselves to be harvested as if not a people and not a nation but merely a commodity to be duped and plundered. No never again. The residuals of this wisdom would remove wastefulness after wastefulness from the dark underbelly of madness where trillions and trillions of dollars have poisoned the liberty of us all.

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