Virtual Congress is the answer

Big Bureaucracy ^ | April 17th, 2010 | Ellie Velinska

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The US Congress is a redundant body. Two hundred years ago “We the people” had to send our representatives to Washington DC because it was just not possible to fit all of us under the Capitol roof. Today we don’t really need representatives. We can easily vote on any piece of legislature electronically while eating chips on our couch.

Technologies give us the chance to abandon the sleazy politicians and to govern through a Virtual Congress where every registered voter is a Congressmen or Congresswoman or Congress-something-in-between. Here is how the Virtual Congress can work. Every bill proposal can be downloaded into the Virtual Clerk docket. Voters can choose which bill to co-sponsor. If a certain bill gets enough support (let’s say 500 000 thumps up) national Up-or-Down vote for the bill is announced by the computer.

All registered voters represent themselves and through electronic signature vote to approve or kill the bill. 60% “yes” votes are needed for the bill to pass. If approved the bill is printed directly on the President’s desk. Imagine all the special interests fighting for your attention instead of circling the Capitol all day long. Imagine you getting a sweetheart mortgage deal instead of Senator Dodd. Imagine you getting Caribbean vacation instead of Rep. Rangel. Imagine you too will be called Senator not only Barbara Boxer.

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On the other hand - do you think our representatives sit down all day long studying the bills?
Since we have jobs and life - only really important federal legislation will get enough attention to pass - not all that crap the staffers are currently coming up with to justify their federal jobs :)