The American Anti-Corruption Act is model legislation that sets a standard for city, state and federal laws that prevent money from corrupting American government. It fundamentally reshapes the rules of American politics and restores The People as the most important stakeholders in our political system. An Anti-Corruption Act has three primary outcomes:
* Stop political bribery by overhauling lobbying and ethics laws
* End secret money by dramatically increasing transparency
* Give every voter a voice by creating citizen-funded elections
Represent.Us is building a movement to pass Anti-Corruption Acts in cities, states, and federally. Each Act is uniquely tailored to meet the needs of locales across the country.
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"All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called 'Facts'. They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain." -- Thomas Hobbes
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I have another idea that would be much more likely to have a significant effect:
Limit the scope of government to those powers explicitly granted to it by the Constitution under which it assumes authority.
That will eliminate about 95% of current government action, thus reducing the scope of corruption correspondingly.
Unfortunately, the problem, common to all reform plans, is that there is no way to force the government to follow the rules that supposedly limit it. That is how we got here, and that is why the system will continue along its path to destruction until it gets there.
Libertarian666 wrote:
Unfortunately, the problem, common to all reform plans, is that there is no way to force the government to follow the rules that supposedly limit it.
There is great truth in this statement.
Human behavior is economic behavior. The particulars may vary, but competition for limited resources remains a constant.
- CEO Nwabudike Morgan
Libertarian666 wrote:
Unfortunately, the problem, common to all reform plans, is that there is no way to force the government to follow the rules that supposedly limit it.
There is great truth in this statement.
Stop pontificating and start your local chapter to get the legal template passed locally. That is how things change politically from the bottom up. First cities, then the state, then the Feds.
"All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called 'Facts'. They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain." -- Thomas Hobbes
Disclaimer: I am not a broker, dealer, investment advisor, physician, theologian or prophet. I should not be considered as legally permitted to render such advice!
This thread doesn't seem to be getting very many views. Wake up, you lazy bums! The future is happening right under your noses.
Seattle is on its way to becoming the second major city to pass a law modeled after the American Anti-Corruption Act. When Seattle voters pass initiative I-122 in November, it will hold local politicians accountable, reduce conflicts of interest, increase transparency, encourage a more diverse pool of candidates, and give every voter a voice. Learn more about the Honest Elections Seattle initiative here: http://honestelectionsseattle.org/
"All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called 'Facts'. They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain." -- Thomas Hobbes
Disclaimer: I am not a broker, dealer, investment advisor, physician, theologian or prophet. I should not be considered as legally permitted to render such advice!
Does it work? are there measurable impacts? Etc. I think most of us are just pretty jaded that government can reform itself, particularly when it comes to corruption.
Human behavior is economic behavior. The particulars may vary, but competition for limited resources remains a constant.
- CEO Nwabudike Morgan
Libertarian666 wrote:
Unfortunately, the problem, common to all reform plans, is that there is no way to force the government to follow the rules that supposedly limit it.
There is great truth in this statement.
More truth than he suspects for being a gold bug.
"All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called 'Facts'. They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain." -- Thomas Hobbes
Disclaimer: I am not a broker, dealer, investment advisor, physician, theologian or prophet. I should not be considered as legally permitted to render such advice!
Pointedstick wrote:
Does it work? are there measurable impacts? Etc. I think most of us are just pretty jaded that government can reform itself, particularly when it comes to corruption.
Government isn't reforming itself. People like you and me are. It worked for gay marriage; it'll work for corruption. You just got to believe and act. Otherwise, nothing will definitely change.
I think its too early to see the impact yet. But suppose its not enough and the slick weasles find another way. Do you think the same people are just going to give up after such a victory? Once they taste empowerment, there's no going back.
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"All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called 'Facts'. They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain." -- Thomas Hobbes
Disclaimer: I am not a broker, dealer, investment advisor, physician, theologian or prophet. I should not be considered as legally permitted to render such advice!
Pointedstick wrote:
Does it work? are there measurable impacts? Etc. I think most of us are just pretty jaded that government can reform itself, particularly when it comes to corruption.
Government isn't reforming itself. People like you and me are. It worked for gay marriage; it'll work for corruption. You just got to believe and act. Otherwise, nothing will definitely change.
I think its too early to see the impact yet. But suppose its not enough and the slick weasles find another way. Do you think the same people are just going to give up after such a victory? Once they taste empowerment, there's no going back.
But now you're talking about culture, not laws. Gay marriage is legal not because proponents of it pushed gay marriage laws incessantly for 20 years, but rather because they played the long game of changing the culture by de-ickifying homosexuality and shaming homophobia. It's an approach that worked and can work for anything, and if anti-corruption is the goal, then that's where the starting gate is. Pushing favorable legislation only happens later, once your cultural assault is largely successful. Try too early and you burn out your energy and momentum and people associate your position with losers.
Human behavior is economic behavior. The particulars may vary, but competition for limited resources remains a constant.
- CEO Nwabudike Morgan
Pointedstick wrote:
But now you're talking about culture, not laws. Gay marriage is legal not because proponents of it pushed gay marriage laws incessantly for 20 years, but rather because they played the long game of changing the culture by de-ickifying homosexuality and shaming homophobia. It's an approach that worked and can work for anything, and if anti-corruption is the goal, then that's where the starting gate is. Pushing favorable legislation only happens later, once your cultural assault is largely successful. Try too early and you burn out your energy and momentum and people associate your position with losers.
I think most people are at the point where they already recognize that political corruption is a cultural issue (trigger-happy jackbooted police, corrupt prosecutors into winning than justice, selfish politicians getting rich off insider trading, shady billionaires funding campaigns, etc.). You'd have to be living under a rock otherwise! Citizens United really popped the cork for a lot of people back in 2010. So who would not support or recognize the need for anti-corruption legislation other than those profiting from corruption? It's one of those you can't win type things... you're against anti-corruption? You're corrupt! Tough titties.
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"All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called 'Facts'. They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain." -- Thomas Hobbes
Disclaimer: I am not a broker, dealer, investment advisor, physician, theologian or prophet. I should not be considered as legally permitted to render such advice!
What did everyone think of Carl Icahn's video last week, where he rails against incompetent, corrupt politicians and ineffective corporate leaders? This guy has been around longer than some of us have been alive. He's seen it all, I dare say.
"All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called 'Facts'. They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain." -- Thomas Hobbes
Disclaimer: I am not a broker, dealer, investment advisor, physician, theologian or prophet. I should not be considered as legally permitted to render such advice!
Anyone join or start their local anti-corruption movement yet?? Wake up, cynicalheads!!! History is being made.
[quote=http://theroanokestar.com/2015/11/17/ro ... esolution/]Roanoke City Council has voted unanimously for an anti-corruption resolution calling on state and federal government to support anti-corruption legislation. A group known as Represent Roanoke Valley is the local nonpartisan anti-corruption organization behind this vote.
“We need to fix our broken system. But how? We know congress isn’t going to do it,” said Angela Yarbrough, Represent Roanoke Valley chapter leader. “‘We the people need to take things into our own hands. And we can start right here, right now, in Roanoke.”
Corruption is a threat in Virginia; the independent State Integrity Investigation recently gave Virginia a “D” for corruption risk, noting that this year’s ethics reforms, “while significant, fall far short of what’s needed” and do not address “the fine line between campaign finance and bribery.”[/quote]
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"All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called 'Facts'. They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain." -- Thomas Hobbes
Disclaimer: I am not a broker, dealer, investment advisor, physician, theologian or prophet. I should not be considered as legally permitted to render such advice!
Who will enforce the anti-corruption act? If they are saints, you may be okay.
Somehow I doubt they will be, though; they will be the same scum that are currently happily corrupted.
The only solution to government corruption is to get rid of government.
Libertarian666 wrote:
Who will enforce the anti-corruption act? If they are saints, you may be okay.
Somehow I doubt they will be, though; they will be the same scum that are currently happily corrupted.
The only solution to government corruption is to get rid of government.
Since we can't replace government yet, we have to work on constraining and controlling corruption in government, starting with passing anti-corruption laws, then term limits and then the eventual elimination of "representative democracy politician" as a career choice once and for all. It worked for the Socialists & Communists, so now its our turn.
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"All generous minds have a horror of what are commonly called 'Facts'. They are the brute beasts of the intellectual domain." -- Thomas Hobbes
Disclaimer: I am not a broker, dealer, investment advisor, physician, theologian or prophet. I should not be considered as legally permitted to render such advice!
