Political Issues - Index; Political Process

By Dint:

The Executive

An Act Moderating Midnight Regulations by Outgoing President.  No midnight regulation by an outgoing president signed on or after November 1 of his final year, shall be final until 90 days shall have passed from the time of the successor's inauguration.

PARTIES
Political Parties: Who Needs Them, or These A brief history of R's and D's.

PATRONAGE
Chester A. Arthur, a president who improved in office  From patronage to reformer. He set aside his prior history of nepotism and did the right thing.

PHILOSOPHIES
Pragmatism: If It Works, Keep It Up  A natural, evolution-based concept: sound policies can be properly fluid over time.

TACTICS
Earmarks, Replevin and Trover.  Special interest inroads under the fence? Try Trover. Below the radar? Bonus excesses? Clawback time. Old equity theories: Replevin (for wrongful takings, get it back); or trover (for rightful taking, but wrongfrul conversion to one's own use),

INFORMED LEGISLATURES

Legislation Literacy Requirement for Legislators

FINANCING

Standing to Vote Required for Standing to Contribute. No Contribution Shall Be Made by any entity not qualified to vote, to Any Candidate, Political Party, or Candidate or Party Promotional Group.

Campaign Contributions By Candidate to His or Her Campaign Shall be Deemed "Irrevocable Gifts" and not Loans; and
Candidate Gifts to Own Campaign to be Taxed As Such

Candidates Receiving Public Funds And Who Are Subjected to Swiftboat Tactics [as defined] May Use Private Funds For Countering Such Tactics.  

ACCESSIBILITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, DISCLOSURE

Candidate Financial Disclosure To Occur Simultaneous With Declaration of Candidacy

Candidate Accountability, Accessibility Requirements Candidates must be accessible to voters and news media by means of unscripted news conferences and similar means

Pre-emptive Laundry Disclosure Week.  Candidates to disclose all personal linen issues in timely and complete manner.

POLITICAL PROCESS
Super-Delegates Shall Be Financially and Beneficially Independent of Any Candidate

GOVERNING

Lobbying Activities Shall Be Conducted Publicly

ACCOUNTABILITY AND FAIR DEALING; ACCOUNTING PRACTICES
Economic Fraud Prevention
Uniform Accountability, Fair Standards Act. Shipwreck Prevention.  Too late for this one.
"Welfare" concept to expand to include whatever someone receives free from the government, in any form
Failure to Vet Credentials, Political Felony
Need for Factfinders in Committee

Government as Fiduciary for Taxpayer

Moderation of Presidential Rules-Making Power, "Midnight Regulations" Before Leaving Office

"Welfare" Redefined; Perspectives on American Ubiquitous Giveaways