Forum Post: A New Demands Proposal

A simple list to get at the root of the problem.

1) Term limits for congress. One six-year term.

2) Campaign finance reform. No one running for office may take ANY private or corporate money in the form of contributions. It becomes illegal.

3) No political TV or newspaper ads are allowed - no one running for office may purchase ads in any way. All campaigning is done in person or on TV, radio, or internet broadcasts. (see #4)

4) Candidates securing a certain number of signatures from his or her constituency, determined on a case-by-case basis, are guaranteed by law equal airtime on any program which features political candidates in any way.

5) To cover other campaign costs, the public funds national and state campaigns with 1% of the annual defense budget being deferred to an Election Fund. These funds are distributed equally to all candidates securing the required number of signatures in any given race.

That's it.

One final thought: We may offer to sweeten the pot for existing congressmen and women to vote these demands into law by agreeing to raise their base pay by 50% (to make up for some of the riches they'll lose from corporate campaign contributors and lobbyists). Again, simply diverting a tiny percentage of the annual Defense budget could accomplish this.

We should not be involved in economic debates with economists and bankers. We need to cut the monster's head off. We need our elected officials working for US, not the banks and corporations. This is a way to accomplish that.