If we were, as a nation, truly desiring to scrap the current organizational structure of the government. How do you think this would be best achieved without the use of violence?
I am not sure what the means would be, but here are the ends I have in mind:
1)An executive branch headed by an executive counsel, all of whom are elected. They would number 6 people, 1 would be the chairman, who would have 2 votes and would play the role the current president does, in terms of PR. This executive counsel would represent the core of the cabinet, with each member having a specific role. The roles would be, President, Vice President, Attorney General, Chief Treasurer, Defense Secretary, and Foreign Affairs Secretary.
They would function individually, but any one member could call into question the actions of any other, and force it to be brought to vote where the cousel could decide to approve or disapprove the decision.
This would make "police action" a more democratic decision and would be far better for the country in my opinion. It also would allow multiple parties to be represented within the executive branch, something that is currently next to impossible.
2) Formation of a department of effiency, which would be attached to the judicial branch, and would serve as an observer that would find ways that other parts of the government could cut costs and improve services. They would also work as a sort of scouting group for potential constitutional oversights which would be brought before the supreme court. Basically just a group to make sure government ran smoothly.
3) A totally reworked legal code that reduces the mountain of obscure and impossible to keep track of laws down to a concise and simple set of rules with well catagorized sub rules for things like safety regulations.
4) Some sort of congressional incentive for keeping the legal system simplified. Currently all congress does is bicker and fight, and then pass more laws we don't need. We already have more laws than you could ever memorize in your entire lifetime, why make more all the time? We need a way to refocus the energies of the legislature. If they have nothing to vote on, if the system really is working smoothly, they should either just sit there, or end session for the year. We don't need another 200 years of constant new laws and expansions of power. Don't you see this is an obvious and extreme flaw in the design of our national government? I think it would be nice to fix this flaw.
5) Reorganization of the military system. Return of control over National Gaurd units to the states, though possibly with standing army size limits. Also, clear and absolutely concrete rules limiting the possible involvement of state and national troops in domestic crime suppression. Clear rules that would not allow national gaurd units to be called in during riots except in cases of overwhelming support of the state legislature. Also it would forbid Federal agencies from using military troops to assist with their operations withouth overwhelming majority support of the legislature.
That is my basic vision for a reorganization of the Federal Government. Agree with it or not, that's not really the point.
The point is. Lets say there was a fairly significant support for this plan by the people of the country. What would be the best non-violent way to totally overhaul the government in this fashion? Even if just hypothetical..
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I twist the facts until they tell the truth. -Some intellectual sadist
The Bill of Rights is a document of brilliance, a document of wisdom, and it is the ultimate law, spoken or not, for the very concept of a society that holds liberty above the desire for ever greater power. -Me
I am not sure what the means would be, but here are the ends I have in mind:
1)An executive branch headed by an executive counsel, all of whom are elected. They would number 6 people, 1 would be the chairman, who would have 2 votes and would play the role the current president does, in terms of PR. This executive counsel would represent the core of the cabinet, with each member having a specific role. The roles would be, President, Vice President, Attorney General, Chief Treasurer, Defense Secretary, and Foreign Affairs Secretary.
They would function individually, but any one member could call into question the actions of any other, and force it to be brought to vote where the cousel could decide to approve or disapprove the decision.
This would make "police action" a more democratic decision and would be far better for the country in my opinion. It also would allow multiple parties to be represented within the executive branch, something that is currently next to impossible.
2) Formation of a department of effiency, which would be attached to the judicial branch, and would serve as an observer that would find ways that other parts of the government could cut costs and improve services. They would also work as a sort of scouting group for potential constitutional oversights which would be brought before the supreme court. Basically just a group to make sure government ran smoothly.
3) A totally reworked legal code that reduces the mountain of obscure and impossible to keep track of laws down to a concise and simple set of rules with well catagorized sub rules for things like safety regulations.
4) Some sort of congressional incentive for keeping the legal system simplified. Currently all congress does is bicker and fight, and then pass more laws we don't need. We already have more laws than you could ever memorize in your entire lifetime, why make more all the time? We need a way to refocus the energies of the legislature. If they have nothing to vote on, if the system really is working smoothly, they should either just sit there, or end session for the year. We don't need another 200 years of constant new laws and expansions of power. Don't you see this is an obvious and extreme flaw in the design of our national government? I think it would be nice to fix this flaw.
5) Reorganization of the military system. Return of control over National Gaurd units to the states, though possibly with standing army size limits. Also, clear and absolutely concrete rules limiting the possible involvement of state and national troops in domestic crime suppression. Clear rules that would not allow national gaurd units to be called in during riots except in cases of overwhelming support of the state legislature. Also it would forbid Federal agencies from using military troops to assist with their operations withouth overwhelming majority support of the legislature.
That is my basic vision for a reorganization of the Federal Government. Agree with it or not, that's not really the point.
The point is. Lets say there was a fairly significant support for this plan by the people of the country. What would be the best non-violent way to totally overhaul the government in this fashion? Even if just hypothetical..
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I twist the facts until they tell the truth. -Some intellectual sadist
The Bill of Rights is a document of brilliance, a document of wisdom, and it is the ultimate law, spoken or not, for the very concept of a society that holds liberty above the desire for ever greater power. -Me
