[Winona Online Democracy]
Create a lottery for the Senate and House. Every registered voter is
entered. Instead of voting draw a winner. They get to serve for one term
unless their number is drawn again. Fresh ideas, new blood every two or six
years. No campaigns, no PAC's just the luck of the draw.
I would bet the common sense of the random selection would come closer to
better government than the current process and the frugality of most would
save tons of money since without the consensus or the majority nothing is
approved.
The President is selected by the Congress for the next Congress and must be
from those currently serving in the random selection process giving them to
select a leader from the group of their peers.
It could also work for State government.
Outside the box but it would be interesting and never boring!!!
Paul Double
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Behalf Of Dwayne and Denine Voegeli
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 9:06 PM
To: E Democracy
Subject: Fw: [Winona] Congressional Aprroval Numbers down to 29%
Those are sad numbers, to say the least.
Is it the people in the system or is the problem the system itself?
Can't we do better?
If so, how?
Dwayne Voegeli
May 16, 2007
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May 15, 2007[PARA]Congress Approval Down to 29%; Bush Approval Steady at
33%[PARA]Both ratings are slightly lower than 2007 averages[PARA][NL]by
Joseph Carroll
GALLUP NEWS SERVICE
PRINCETON, NJ -- A new Gallup Poll finds continued low levels of public
support for both Congress and President George W. Bush. Twenty-nine percent
of Americans approve of Congress, down slightly from last month's reading
(33%) and this year's high point of 37%, while Bush's approval rating is
holding steady at 33%. Both the ratings of Congress and the president are
slightly lower than their respective 2007 averages. Approval ratings of
Congress are higher among Democrats than Republicans, while Bush's ratings
are much higher among Republicans.
Congressional Job Approval
According to the May 10-13, 2007, Gallup Poll, 29% of Americans approve and
64% disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job. Congressional
approval is down 4 percentage points since last month, and is 3 points lower
than the 32% average measured during the first five months of the year. The
high point for the congressional approval rating so far this year was the
37% approval measured in February. Although ratings are quite low, Americans
have been more positive in their assessments of Congress this year than last
year, when an average of just 25% approved of Congress.
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