Sometimes changes can be made without vilifying specific people or groups of people. When people who want change look at the processes used, they can often find changes in those processes which increase the chances of desired results being produced. Some idea & questions are presented below. What other ideas do you have – or how do you evaluate the ideas presented?

Why have BOTH parties been allowed to gavel in and then gavel out within a few minutes – and call that “being in session” for the day? What is the benefit – other than for political purposes – of so doing?

Why are laws not made easily available on the Internet for a predefined period of time before a vote is allowed? How many times have you heard of a complex law being changed overnight and either the Senate or the House being required to vote on it the next day – without a reasonable opportunity for members of Congress, their staffs nor the public to understand the changes before a vote is required? Does that make sense? Why or why not?

Why do committee assignments get made the way they do? Does this give too much power to a few in each party and thus, give leaders of BOTH parties the ability to “influence” how their caucus members will vote on legislation?

Why can members of Congress or their staffs or family members be allowed to accept ANY benefit from lobbyists? … or why shouldn’t ALL benefits received be reported on a publicly accessible WEB site within 24 hours of their receipt?

Why should members of Congress, their staff members or extended family be allowed to profit from their inside knowledge of information?

What ideas do you have and what are the pros and cons of ideas listed above?