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dos_centavos

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Member since : May-29-2009 (Verified)
1 Ideas, 3 Comments, 26 Votes

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The problem with our Federal Government today is we can no longer trust our representatives to act responsibly with accountability regardless of party affiliation. My proposal would be to revoke any and all future government benefits for public representatives that are found guilty in court of law for accepting bribes and / or quid pro quo arrangements that are struck for personal gain. We currently do this in many other sectors of employ such as law enforcement and military service. I see no reason why elected officials should be treated any differently.
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dos_centavos 9 months ago
I would add to the information that not only should it be identified as to where the money went and for what, it should also force compliance by the recipients to provide links to information on how and what the funds were actually spent on. In too many cases once the funds leave the federal level they wind up in general funds at the recipient level. General funds allow recipients to spend the money anyway they choose versus spending it on the intended purpose.
dos_centavos 9 months ago
I agree. Making CRS Reports available to the public is a huge step towards transparency. Providing the public the ability to review the same documents that our congressional representatives review and rely on in making legislative proposals is a definite must.
dos_centavos 9 months ago
While I am not opposed to the idea I am opposed to the scope. What the Federal government needs is transparency, standardization and accountability for reporting the use of Federal dollars granted to state, county and local municipalities. Transparency issues outside of the Federal scope should be left to the state, county and local municipalities to devise and implement on their own accord.