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The Dark Side of Sunshine
** In 1970, the United States congress passed a bill called the Legislative Reorganization Act. It is not a bill that attracted much attention and it is a bill that virtually no one would even be aware of today. Its objective was overwhelmingly accepted as a remedy for the public’s disdain for the lack of accountability by…
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The Fair Government Movement
The Association to Improve Government has identified a concept to eliminate corruption in politics. This solution focuses on the use of secret ballot voting in all political bodies to prevent special interest groups and powerful organizations from corrupting the principles of democratic rule. Extensive research by an organization focused on the US Congress has identified…
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Secret Ballot on Youtube
One of our members found a YouTube video by James D’Angelo that highlights a concept to address the problems of the US Congress. He is associated with the Congressional Research Institute and this link leads to a broad series of videos, papers and references that are focused on the secret ballot issue. It’s a bit long…
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Term Limits
Term Limits for political office has been touted as a way to address political corruption but history suggests otherwise.
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The Genesis of Politicians
Just where did politicians come from? Inquiring minds want to know.
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Political Corruption Has Been Eliminated!
Political corruption was eliminated in the 1800’s at one level of the political process. Why don’t we utilize the same solution today to end it at the next level?
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The Concentration of Power
Our political system is controlled by powerful special interest groups. There is a way to eliminate this concentration of power by changing the rules of the game. Let’s fix this!
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The Trust Paradox
Does anyone on the planet trust politicians? NO! Can this be fixed? YES!
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Are Politicians Really Accountable?
The universal opinion of the public declares that we need to know how our representatives vote so we can hold them accountable. An ongoing poll by the Association to Improve Government is highlighting the fact that the actions of the public do not reflect that this belief is backed up by their action and has…
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The Accountability Enigma
The reactions by the public to the suggestion to require secret balloting by all political bodies at all levels of government is immediate and passionate. These opinions most certainly have merit and are globally, the generally-accepted principles in most democratic countries. Unfortunately, this universal requirement for open balloting has a serious downside. Open balloting at…
Casting secret votes in Congress would reduce government corruption by weakening the influence of special interests, party coercion, and political…
