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Online Aggregator of Official Statements

Why Is This Idea Important?: I often pick up a newspaper and find a statement by someone in the government chopped up and truncated. By no means do I think the government should replace the media, but I also believe that many of the officials in office have more expertise, skill, knowledge, etc. than any given reporter. It would be beneficial all around to let policy makers speak for themselves more often.

The internet has made it possible to track down and watch speeches you might have missed in real time broadcast and watch them in their entirety. The less notable the speech, however, the more difficult it is to find. If the Federal government put together a web site that was aimed specifically and exclusively at aggregating the various statements (video, audio, text, or other), it would remove some of the barriers between official rationale and public perceptions. Not sure of the legal limitations, but it would be even better if it went beyond the executive to include Congress as well.

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Submitted by briansluther 2 years ago

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  1. theomolleriscool said:

    What about having all official business recorded? Outlaw back rooms meetings!

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  2. stacey said:

    This is an EXCELLENT suggestion !! The media usually present only a few seconds of most speeches, and then TELL US what the speaker was saying.

    This reality makes the media the TRUE rulers of the US - American voters are forced to base their choices on the media's portrayal of issues and candidates.

    When we get to watch the speeches ourselves, we often discover that the media's label is far off the mark.

    This would create MUCH more intelligent voting !

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  3. Uncle MythMan Jay Hubbard said:

    Hear-Hear!

    2 years ago
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