Electoral Politics
The following are changes I would like to see implemented. However, despite the numbers, these are in no particular order with some that may not be possible until one or more of the others has been codified into law.
- Abolish H.R. 1 - which in summary is a disgusting anti democratic poison pill in SEC. 5202. This changes the eligibility requirements for matching payments which is meant to drive minor parties off ballot, preserving the corporate duopoly status.
PDF Download: Congressional Bill: H.R. 1
(April 7th, 2011)
Unfortunately, I know just saying to support a 3rd party is not only naïve but wishful thinking, because there is no way change can occur by putting all ones faith in the electoral systems. Change must be forced, with that being said - it's still important to support candidates that don't run with or work with the duopoly in ANY way.
(May 26th, 2023)
- Make each voting day a paid holiday and give voters notice a month prior with easy vote by mail options. Additionally, results of the election whether its local or federal would NOT be finalized until ALL vote by mail ballots have been counted.
- Abolish The Electoral College
See: How the Electoral College Works and The Trouble with the Electoral College (2011), with its correction video: [UPDATED VERSION!] The Trouble With The Electoral College
- Get money out of politics by:
Abolishing PACS and Super PACS.
Have the US government fund any political candidate, regardless of party to run for Senate, President, Governor, etc.
Abolish the concept of lobbyists and make all corporate influence in politics illegal.
- Ensure that voting machines are up to date and cannot be hacked because as much as I would like to completely ban voting machines, with millions of people around the country, it's unfortunately just not practical. I would however, like the votes both digital and paper to be counted LIVE in front of the whole world on TV and for free on every streaming platform.
- The Abolishment of the Commission on Presidential Debates ruling that requires candidates to garner at least 15% support across 5 national polls.
- Single Issue Bills no longer than 10 pages each. Fighting for this has its pros and cons. On one hand, it would make reading bills faster and easier vs the bills we have no that are thousands of pages long, and prevent our government from hiding nefarious things within them. The downside is that because each bill is single issue, it may take longer for things to pass.
- A mandatory change to include ballot initiatives, for both federal and local elections whenever one is proposed, with a clear explanation of what would happen if it were to pass or fail. In addition to this, we must make implement Citizen Ballot Initiatives in order to democratically kick out corrupt politicians at the local level.
- During elections, provide each and every polling location with a free, fast and secure wi-fi internet connection so voters can research candidates and make an informed decision.
- Each candidate would be legally required to debate their opponents from all parties, regardless if it's local or federal. Moreover, when it comes to debate moderators, the ideal situation would be to have one that is neutral and not appointed by a company, government, or organization. Furthermore, each candidate needs to have proper time to rebuke their opponent, 10, 30 and 60 seconds here and there is NOT enough - there should be a 5 min minimum per response, up to 10 minutes.
(June 20th, 2023)
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13. Include all political parties who are running on the ballots both on the federal and local level. Moreover, it needs to be illegal to hide information about 3rd party candidates from the public by not airing ads and/or airing them at odd hours, not allowing fliers to be sent out on-mass, etc.
14. Abolish gerrymandering for its racist and unconstitutional abuse that essentially allows politicians to cheat in elections by redrawing lines.
15. Give the emoluments clause more teeth to prosecute any political figure for violating it, regardless of their position.
