The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
UPDATED 8 August 2012 with comments from Common Cause, others. Buyer Beware – A New York Shill Takes to the Highway The Hon. David M. Walker, former U.S. Comptroller General, today announced a first-of-its-kind national bus tour to engage Americans about our nation’s deteriorating financial condition and show them what they can do to …
Direct Links to IVN Introduction of a New Series Part 1: Process Part 2: Ballot Access Part 3: Voting for People Part 4: Voting for Issues Part 5: Debates Part 6: Cabinet Part 7: Representation Part 8: Districts Part 9: Funding Part 10: Legislation Part 11: Constitutional Amendment Part 12: The Stakeholders Part 13: Overview …
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Steele on Electoral Reform- Part 12: The Stakeholders As a result of the viral video on electoral reform out of my briefing to the Occupy NYC working group on electoral reform, a number of stakeholders got in touch with me. Others I have identified via searches for major civil society elements with defined electoral reform …
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Steele on Electoral Reform – Part 11: Constitutional Amendment Congress shall work toward a Constitutional Amendment that places Election Integrity outside the power of the government. That amendment, whose terms shall be formulated via the National Initiative for Democracy (National Ballot Initiatives). It might include but not be limited to such initiatives as: 1. Elimination …
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If the OWS movement had only gotten behind the Electoral Reform Act of 2102, it could have worked to their advantage in a way they may not have considered. If they could have gotten Washington to take action and get behind the act, it would have been a foot in the door for the OWS …
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Steele on Electoral Reform – Part 10: Legislation All proposed legislation without exception be published on line, normally one month prior to vote but no less than 24-72 hours for emergencies, to include explicit geospatial pointers for all “earmarks” each of which must be publicly announced. – – – – – – – “Put enough …
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Steele on Electoral Reform – Part 9: Funding Qualifying candidates will receive public funding in equal amounts. Political campaign committees are made illegal and lose their public charters. For the purposes of this Act corporations are not people and may not contribute nor cause to be contributed, any campaign funds. Issue advocacy and advertising are …
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