Hold up on that dog Doo Doo
I was just thinking. If we should make a fundamental change in the way important decisions are made by our elected officials. By utilizing existing technologies we could move towards a true democratic process.
I would suggest using Virtual Private Networking (VPN) http://compnetworking.about.com/od/v...Networking.htm with an encryption token (example : VeriSign http://www.verisign.com/authenticati...FUlo5QodWw1lmw)
Set up a program by which registered voters join a VPN via the token (probably would be a cost to the voter for the token) and when a vote comes up, or an important decision is to be made a registered voter would visit a designated site and weigh in on a poll with their opinion. This would give the esteemed legislators near real time feeling for what their constituents are really thinking. Each “question” would be posted with associated documents (yep probably huge documents) would have a finite voting period (perhaps 72 hours) prior to any legislative vote, and then it closes. The results are “read only” to all parties and accessible by all "read only"(no need for a token or VPN access). And if your representative does not comply with his / her constituents it is instantly apparent and the record would be always available for review.
I am sure there are a few gaps in my proposal, but it is a germ of an idea to bring the “cretins” out into the light and make them accountable. And would also stop folks from whining, they have easy access to the system.
