Congress - Interesting Thoughts

[SuBe]

Oh no.... THE APOCALYPSE! LOOK OUT!



But on a serious note, the people really need to be in charge of Congress' pay. Cause well... technically we're their bosses.

Yes. All Government works for us, we should have the ability to fire them if they get out of hand, like a NO CONFIDENCE VOTE.

 

[Gilpesh]

Yes. All Government works for us, we should have the ability to fire them if they get out of hand, like a NO CONFIDENCE VOTE.

There is the recall option... but I haven't studied up on which offices that applies to. And even then, that process should be a little easier in the case of the more important offices.

 

[SuBe]

There is the recall option... but I haven't studied up on which offices that applies to. And even then, that process should be a little easier in the case of the more important offices.

There should be a Suggestion Box on the Ballot, you just write in "You guys have been sucking at your job, one more outburst from you, and you are fired". I don't think all my emails to politicians get to them, maybe they'll listen if it is written on the ballot itself.

 

[Gilpesh]

There should be a Suggestion Box on the Ballot, you just write in "You guys have been sucking at your job, one more outburst from you, and you are fired". I don't think all my emails to politicians get to them, maybe they'll listen if it is written on the ballot itself.

Maybe some sort of way that they would have to read e-mails from their constituents. Or at least hear the main points of them.

Because, not to knock your idea, the suggestion box on the ballot may not do much more than make someone nod when they read over it.

 

[Malice]

I gotta say, Culberson, from Texas, is not bad.
He has been Twittering from the floor, and actually had a webcast where you could ask him questions, was quite interesting in using the net as a forum

 

[wiegeabo]

That's cool, but I didn't think electronics were allowed on the floor.

Or do you mean something other then the Floor of the House?

Or did they go and change that rule without telling me?

 

[Malice]

No he has ACTIVELY been twittering from the House floor...
The House is trying to get legislation to ban that.

 

[wiegeabo]

Wow. I could have sworn all electronic devices were banned from the House floor. But maybe I'm thinking about the Senate.

And why should it be banned? The air the stuff on CSPAN anyway. As long as it's not a classified national security issues, we have the right to see what's happening.

 

[Malice]

Wow. I could have sworn all electronic devices were banned from the House floor. But maybe I'm thinking about the Senate.

And why should it be banned? The air the stuff on CSPAN anyway. As long as it's not a classified national security issues, we have the right to see what's happening.

Hiding something?
hummmmmm

 

[Malice]

FYI
Culberson Twitter

 

[wiegeabo]

Hiding something?
hummmmmm

The legislature building in Germany was designed so visitors could look down in the government as they worked. It's under the ideal of transparency of government.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reichstag_building#Reichstag_dome