TOWN MEETING (Selecting Our Leaders)

[occams_razor]

Hi Fred,

That's an interesting thought.

* Voting must be a mandatory obligation.

Some woul dargue the opposite, that it should be earned, but it's pretty easy to see how abusable that would be. I am not sure you know this, but P. Diddy and Paris Hilton (of all people) started a "Vote or Die" campaign previous to the presidential election. Paris forgot to vote so one hopes she will honor her proposed alternative.

You asked me to repost the thought on campaign finance reform so here it is. Sorry for the awkwardness.

I would like to remove campaign contributions and lobbyists. If these guys didn't "owe" anyone, I think coruption and the corrupt people attracted would be far reduced.