March 3, 2010

10 Steps to Start Taking Back Our Republic

The more interesting ones come at the end of the list...

1. Secure the Vote (Remove doubts from the voting process)
2. Expand Voter Participation
3. Increase Voter Choice with Instant Runoff Voting (Require the winner to have at least 50% of the voting public's support)
4. Scrap Winner-Take-All Elections (Proportional Representation)
5. Direct Election of the President
6. Overhaul the U.S. Senate
7. Reclaim the Airwaves
8. Minimize Money's Role
9. Reform the Supreme Court
10. Restore Faith in Government of the People.

Source:

Steven Hill book, "10 Steps to Repair American Democracy".

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2 comments:

libhom said...

I am especially fond of proportional representation. I think that's how the Senate should be reformed.

GDAEman said...

You are oh so right.