2018 and 2020 will be here before we know it and already I am seeing signs of things that ought not to be. For one the Democratic Party is looking like a mish mash of runners in the presidential as is the Republican Party. The fact that non professional people want to run for office is a disturbing trend in our political election process. It will lead to more of the same as we have right now and that can’t be tolerated. If Trump has not taught us one thing it is to make sure that any candidate for president is qualified and sane and this means proper vetting in the candidacy portion of the election.
I have some ideas as to how this can be accomplished tell me what you think.
1. A committee is set up to vet all candidates that desire to run for office checking and re-checking their backgrounds and qualifications to include but not be limited to a.) Complete physical and mental evaluation by highly regarded professionals in their field to determine their physical, emotional and mental status b.) Complete evaluation and research into their personal and professional backgrounds to weed out unethical and immoral conduct and to determine if they have the appropriate education and experience for the position and c.) Complete legal both civil and criminal background checks to determine if there are pending lawsuits and/or other legal actions pending against the candidate in question.
If a candidate is found not to meet certain minimum standards of any of the above then said candidate would be immediately disqualified.
2. Banning of all Super Pac’s from operating for or against any candidate with or without their permission.
3. Banning all attacks against any candidate by any other candidate in a derogatory manner that would have a negative affect against any other candidate.
4. Banning any and all negative ads directed toward a candidate.
Any candidate found guilty of any of the above would be immediately disqualified and any entity violating any of the above would be subject to judicial review and perhaps prosecution for interfering with the election process.
Last but not least and one thing I am sure would be the most difficult is to amend the voting section of the Constitution to state the popular instead of the electoral college vote be the means of election within the United States.
It is imperative that our election process be overhauled to become way more ethical and professional in every area. The last election proved to me that we are returning to the Wild West when it comes to our elections and we look and feel like a rabble instead of an educated nation with the most sophisticated election process in the world. We must get the election process under control and begin hiring people for our elected positions who are educated, professional, experienced and ethical in every sense of the words.
I have some ideas as to how this can be accomplished tell me what you think.
1. A committee is set up to vet all candidates that desire to run for office checking and re-checking their backgrounds and qualifications to include but not be limited to a.) Complete physical and mental evaluation by highly regarded professionals in their field to determine their physical, emotional and mental status b.) Complete evaluation and research into their personal and professional backgrounds to weed out unethical and immoral conduct and to determine if they have the appropriate education and experience for the position and c.) Complete legal both civil and criminal background checks to determine if there are pending lawsuits and/or other legal actions pending against the candidate in question.
If a candidate is found not to meet certain minimum standards of any of the above then said candidate would be immediately disqualified.
2. Banning of all Super Pac’s from operating for or against any candidate with or without their permission.
3. Banning all attacks against any candidate by any other candidate in a derogatory manner that would have a negative affect against any other candidate.
4. Banning any and all negative ads directed toward a candidate.
Any candidate found guilty of any of the above would be immediately disqualified and any entity violating any of the above would be subject to judicial review and perhaps prosecution for interfering with the election process.
Last but not least and one thing I am sure would be the most difficult is to amend the voting section of the Constitution to state the popular instead of the electoral college vote be the means of election within the United States.
It is imperative that our election process be overhauled to become way more ethical and professional in every area. The last election proved to me that we are returning to the Wild West when it comes to our elections and we look and feel like a rabble instead of an educated nation with the most sophisticated election process in the world. We must get the election process under control and begin hiring people for our elected positions who are educated, professional, experienced and ethical in every sense of the words.
