Ideas on fixing the election system - by Katrina vanden Heuvel

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1. Establish an election day holiday.

2. Establish national standards for elections.

3. Promote and protect the right to vote.

4. Require reliable voting machines and a paper trail.

5. Require nonpartisan election management.

6. Make voting easy and trustworthy.

7. Re-enfranchise citizens denied their voting rights.

8. End the duopoly.

9. Establish a constitutional right to vote.

10. Fund campaigns publicly.

more at link -

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20061120/kvh

I know it's too late to do anything for this election. It kind of bothers me that this topic always comes up just before an election and then becomes forgotten after. These are all excellent ideas, however, and deserve strong consideration. It's time we fix our system.

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1. 11. Make election tampering a MANDATORY AND IMMEDIATE capital offense.

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2. that is why we have

the election reform forum 24/7 365 days.

Come and join, Y'all.

Thanks for the post!

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