What changes would you make to the FEDERAL government system?

Answer 1

Term limits for ALL elected officials (including Federal and Supreme Court judges), a full accounting of the money spent by members of Congress (especially on things that could be considered personal expenses), and a code of ethics for all elected officials that requires removal from office for any violations of that code.

Answer 2

Public financing (and ONLY public financing) of all federal elections. People think it's some kind of charity, or that tax dollars get wasted, but the fact is, the politcians govern for whomever supplies the campaign money.

If the taxpayer is supplying that money, the taxpayer will get the benefits from the politicians. We get milked/bilked for hundreds of billions more than we'd lose paying directly for the campaigns in the form of pork barrel legislation, not to mention government contracts and non-regulation of wealthy contributors' industries.

To do that, the absurd Supreme Court ruling of Buckley vs. Valeo, that ruled that money = speech, would have to be overturned.

Once those in government govern in the interests of the governed, instead of corporations or contributors, the rest would pretty much take care of itself.

Term limits would not be needed because, with public financing, only, there would be no financial advantage for incumbents, and greater turnover would happen because of a more even playing field, and less financial barriers for qualified or interested candidates who wish to enter a race.

Answer 3

1) Balanced-budget amendment to the constitution.
2) Line-item veto power to the President to reduce pork-barrel spending.
3) Close down outdated agencies like the Rural Electrification Administration.
4) Hold all presidential primaries within four weeks of each other.

Answer 4

Return to the gold standard and get rid of the federal reserve.