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cssmall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-10-05 10:15 AM
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Governmental Reforms.
I believe that, should Americans begin to wake up, we could looking at a reform of the way America is run. No, not a change in the government system, but a way to make the congressionals and the president more accountable for their actions in office, much of what it is like in Europe. I believe that we could see a reinsitution of the "fairness doctrine." And, hopefully, a bring back to the issues that all Americans care about: price control, gas price control, health care and social security.
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myrna minx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-10-05 11:23 AM
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1. I wish we could bring back the fairness doctrine too. n/t
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-10-05 11:37 AM
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2. Here's a llist of the first reforms we need to do something about. My
reasoning is that better election systems lead to better officials, which leads to better policies.

http://timeforachange.bluelemur.com/electionreform.htm
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cssmall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-10-05 12:01 PM
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3. Oh, I completely agree with Election Reform. That's necessary to me.
Which is probably why I forgot to write anything about it.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-10-05 12:04 PM
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4. :^) Not everyone agrees that it should be the first reform, but many
people see the need for some major changes.
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wli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-10-05 03:03 PM
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5. I'm a bit more concerned about fleeing the next false flag attack.
But I've got a few ideas about reform, too (far too lengthy to enumerate).

Revoking corporate personhood, transparent elections with integrity, proportional representation in the legislature, replacing the executive with a council (with more proportional representation), and so on all strike me as potentially useful measures.
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Doo_Revolution Donating Member (186 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-10-05 04:50 PM
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6. I like all these ideas....
First thing's first, is get privatization out of the voting process. I think Washington has gotten some real progress on this move!

http://www.verifiedvoting.org
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