. . of the People, by the People, for the People . .
Is your voice being heard?

First things first

• This is not a partisan site.

• The goal of this site is to improve government.
  
  We believe principles will promote consistency

• This site changes often based upon your suggestions.

We will work with all interested parties to create a reform process which is effective and leads us to a democratic government which better supports the constitution and better represents the will of an informed public.

Introduction

It appears that government has lost its way, that it is has expanded too far from the necessary, but limited government our founding fathers envisioned. This appears to be due primarily to the political process. The process of becoming an elected official, the process of creating, reviewing, renewing and deleting legislation and regulation has become dominated by special interests. It appears that the best way to create effective, efficient government is to reconnect to the People, identify the principles we share, and remove as much money from politics as possible. All solutions will be limited by the limits that individuals place on their own participation. These are the problems we see:

• Millions of voters have millions of backgrounds, views and needs. The problem is creating effective communication and discussion among so many individuals and identifying which needs should be met by the community versus the individual.This problem can be reduced but not eliminated through implementation of an hierarchical approach, extending the representative system to successively smaller groups. The reality of multiple views and needs requires balanced approaches to solutions and compromise.


• A minority of individuals and companies hold the majority of wealth. The problem is wealth buys influence under the current system so the influence of a smaller group may rule the majority.This problem can be reduced but not eliminated by working to limit the need for candidates to obtain money to run for office and rewarding integrity (holding stated principles and consistently applying them).


• Decisions are often made based upon sound bites, polls of an incompletely informed or misinformed public, and are rarely based upon consistent principles consistently applied.This problem can be reduced but not eliminated by better informing the public, defining principles, and only voting for individuals who clearly state their principles.