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clift
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clift
Member since : May-21-2009 (Verified)
4 Ideas, 0 Comments, 4 Votes
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Since a few people seek to dominate any public space hosted by government regardless of the topic, re-establish some equity by allowing participants to flag submissions as "off-topic." With 10 off-topic votes, instead of deleting such posts, simply move them to a proper tab for all *who wish to see* can view them. An online consultation should make engagement more efficient. The online consultation manager should be able to freeze this feature should a minority of users attempt to game the system by flagging clearly on topic posts as off-topic.
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The cornerstone of "public life" online is in local places around this country. Every neighborhood in America needs an online forum/blog/social network, etc. as a key element of open and collaborative governance and community. National politics online is highly partisan and relatively divisive compared to local online participation which is far less ideological. To leave online politics to national ideological battles severely limits the potential of this medium. I'd like to see President Obama and leaders of both major parties encourage Americans to use the Internet to make a difference and raise their voices in their local communities combined with a directory website that help people find or create those opportunities.
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Simple idea - create "Democracy.Gov" as a citizen-centric starting point to navigate the official opportunities for executive and legislative branch participation with geographical personalization right down to the local level. The core of the system would be government submission of data on all elected officials at all levels - local, state, and federal. The site should also provide the main directory for government-hosted/sponsored online consultations like this one as well as cost-effective facilities (and links to those supported by third parties) to host such online public hearings.
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Right now the discretion to place legally public government information online lies with agencies and not the law. Switch this premise around by adding a legal category that says, "public but online dissemination not required. If it is not limited by the law, then put it online for all by default. Period. This would not change access to legally protected/national security information.
Piecemeal legislation to require proactive disclosure of spending information is only a first step.
While over exposure of legally public information about individuals should be constrained (there is some value in not having everything in Google even if people can legally request access), government needs to work differently than our natural tendency to keep information close to the chest.
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