For the next 5 minute you are Dictator of the U.S.?

Question

During your 5 minutes you can repeal or enact any law and it cannot be repealed. Think very carefully on this one because of the ramifications.

What would you change in the U.S. government and why?
How would this be better for the citizens of the U.S.

My law would be to ban any PAC contributions to any political party or any personal donations to any political organization or candidate of over $100 dollars.

Answer 1

I've got a lot to do in 5 minutes...
Every citizen of the US has health care as of now. This is accomplished much the same way as the military does it for all service members and their families- you want to be a doctor? The gov't will pay for it, but you will work for the gov't health care offices for a pre-determined time(say, 8 years.)

The United States will never again invade a soveriegn nation in a pre-emptive activity. The government of Iraq has 365 days from this pronouncement to ready itself for the withdrawl of US troops. They will be withdrawn exactly then.

Tax law is hereby rolled back to 1999, adjusted for inflation. Let's get that economy back on track.

The Death Penalty is hereby abolished. All Death Row inmates are now imprisoned for life without parole.

The US will now abide by the Kyoto treaty. All vehicles will meet the standards of that treaty by 2010. Failure to comply will result in annual fines of $1 Billion/ year by the offending automakers.

The US will be energy independent by 2020, at which time the importation of foriegn oil and energy resources will cease. Any company operating in the US will power itself and staff itself within the US.

George W. Bush, Richard Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, and Karl Rove are all hereby charged with high crimes against the United States for their respective roles leading to the Iraq war and the Guantanamo Bay internment. All are offered the choice of trial by jury or expatriation.

Times up. Sorry, hempheads, didn't have time to legalize and tax the holy hell out of weed, but there's always next time.

Answer 2

1. No money contributions at all.

2. There will be only 1 week to advertise for presidency.

3. Until our country is stable and well off, there will be no foreign aid.

4. No one will be allowed to sue a doctor. Doctors will get to mess up a percentage of the cases, then they lose their doctors license permanently. Drug companies may not give incentives to doctors to perscribe a certain medication.

5. There will be social security, free medical, and free food for 65+.

6. All currently illegal drugs will be free to those that have went through a training course about the dangers of them. This will take out the drug market.

7. No executions.

8. One abortion will be allowed, upon the second abortion a decision will have to be made, keep the baby or abort and have procedure done to never have children again.

I could think of more, but think my 5 minutes is up.

Answer 3

Mine is very similar, I'd also illegalize any contribution to any elected official, candidate, lobby group, or political party from any corporate entity. I think separating business from government would do a lot towards cutting down the incentive for corruption, especially in light of our founder's belief in Laisse Faire, it only seems natural that business should also be separated from the inner workings of government. Individuals are free to contribute to whomever they choose (I like your contribution cap idea though!), but corporations should have no further vote than the citizens who comprise it.

Answer 4

I would have banned the Electoral College, the Patriotic law, Good Samaritan Law, banned the Draft, make sure no one with the last name BUSH ever to become president, change minimum wage to $10.00, cancelled all federal grants to companies that outsourced their work force to foreign countries, and provide health care access to everyone who can't afford it, based on their income and family members...

well my five minutes has expired.

Answer 5

i like your 'edict'. here's another. it is now the law of the land that congressional disticts be drawn in such a way that maximum political parity is achieved. and further, that any redistricting periodically required by the constitution, also achieve the maximum political parity possible.

put non partisan, dispassionate, statisticians in charge of this process.

politicians would be obliged to campaign toward the center, pandering to any far left or far right base would be a losing strategy. and gradually all branchs of government would become centrist, and we could get about the business of solving our nations problems and maybe even become the shining example of nationhood we have always aspired to be.

Answer 6

Ratify the Kyoto agreement, drop third world debt to countries that are, fair and honest with they're population and invade Syria and Iran.
Oh and replace the President of the USA, the senate and congress with the Queen and Parliament. We all know you Americans would love to be British again. ;)

Answer 7

I'd legalize stem cell research and massively increase governmental funding of scientific research.

Answer 8

The current president is a dictator.

Answer 9

I would repeal the income tax and close the IRS, then institute a national sales tax(income neutral).

Answer 10

i will give the country back to the People