The sky is falling. Biz as usual ain’t gonna reverse this course. The Congressional Research Institute has uncovered what may be the only true way to salvage what remains of our so-called democracy.

PSST…. IT’S THE SECRET BALLOT.

The future survival of our species is directly linked to the future survival of our so-called democracy. The USA has a disproportionate level of control on what global choices and strategies are enacted (or not) to tackle climate change, wars, hunger, et all. This should be a bed-wetting, hand biting level of concern for all of us considering the absurd state of our political system.

THE SOLUTION IN ONE FELL SWOOP

What if we could repair nearly all that’s wrong with Congress in one fell swoop? We can: Return all Congressional voting to the secret ballots. Transparency has its place, but just not when it comes to the ability of our congressional representatives to courageously vote in our best interests. Click here to learn more: https://www.congressionalresearch.org/

THE PROBLEM: TOO MUCH SUNSHINE

Transparent voting (sunshine) essentially terrorizes every elected representative. Why? Because when everyone knows how you vote– be prepared to be pilloried, primary’d, and pummeled with death threats if you dare vote against the party powers (not hyperbole). By contrast, if this same vote was cast as a secret ballot, there’d be almost no way of knowing which representative cast the dissenting vote. Without a specific representative to attack, the monied mobs will be unsure how best to target their vitriol, smear campaigns and super-pac funds. If the vote to impeach Donald Trump (both times) had been secret ballot the smart money would have been on his going down.

People (even congresspeople) will most often do the right thing when not fearing for their livelihoods or lives.

Indeed, even the Constitution itself was negotiated in secret. Both James Madison and Alexander Hamilton later reflected that secrecy had been vital to the 1787 convention’s success in reaching agreement on difficult issues.– Frances E. Lee, Princeton University (2019)