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Pink Slime Anyone????
Meet the Lobbyist Promoting Pink Slime
At the core of the controversy over “ pink slime ” is a story about corporate corruption. Pink slime is a popular name for a filler substance created by combining various beef trimmings and connective tissue that is treated by ammonia before being ground up and added to real beef. The recent news coverage has people wondering: How do I know if I am eating the substance?
Joann Smith, as an under secretary at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in th...
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Thanks NicosMind for making some suggestions on how we can improve our website. In April we pulled together a list of website changes that include upgrading joomla and adding the ability to make ...
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Think it Can't Happen Here?
There are 307,000,000 Americans, and there are only 535 elected officials. For every one representative there are 573,000 people. Only approximately 14% of those people are happy with the job our elected officials are doing. Contras
Sleep on it
Currently lobbyists line the Washington, D.C. watching our Congressman/Senator vote. Wouldn't we all be better off if the teacher, plumber, secretary, and the local banker watch on as our Congressman/Sentore voted? Sleep on it.
Gov at Home in Action
Do you want to see how an Gov at Home system will function? Go to your next City Council meeting. See how you feel - do you think your city council member is more attune to your needs? Do you think he is more honest and
Transparency = Accountability
Where there is transparency there is accountability.
Living, working, and voting in-front of their own constituents instead of remotely in Washington D.C., will make everything po
National Security
If terrorism is as great of a threat as what we are told, why do the 535 that lead this country sit in a 1 mile radius?
In an age of terrorism have you considered how dangerous it is for all of our elected officia
Community Connection - the Ultimate Game Changer
When Congressman live isolated from those they serve, and are constantly seduced and watched by high-dollar campaign donors, is it any wonder that they are so corrupt? Gov at Home changes the rules of the game. With poli
Tilting Odds in Your Favor
Lobbyists, corporate, and special interest will still be able to email, visit, and contribute to our politicians. How does Gov at Home really change things?
You are right in thinking that Gov
Old Dogs New Tricks
Beating K. Street had the opportunity sit down with a telecommunications system implementation expert that works for the government. When asked about the technical feasibility of a secure teleconference/video conferencing line - he indicated that
Inspiration from the Field
Undoubtedly you will have better ideas than these to spread the word. Email us with your suggestions and experiences so that we can post them!
Inspiration from the Field
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Inspiration from the Field
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Tips from our Readers
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Tips from our Readers
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Community Connection - The Ultimate Game Changer
When Congressman live isolated from those they serve, and are constantly seduced and watched by high-dollar campaign donors, is it any wonder that they are so corrupt?&
Politicians living with us, working for us.
Technology makes it possible for politicians to perform their current duties using Internet, video, and teleconferencing technology. Does this mean that they won't go to Washington? No, let them go for the one week a year required
Beat K. Street
There are 40,000 registered lobbyists, many located on K. Street - just blocks from the Capitol Building where legislation is crafted and passed into law. This is by design. Lobbyists visit our elected officials daily, are given positi
What is Gov at Home?
Gov at Home is the requirement that our Congressmen and Senators live and work from their home districts and state capitols respectively creating a government of complete transparency and accountability.
In a Gov at
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Acting Locally
Gov at Home is an idea that appeals to everyone regarless of their interest in politics or their political biases. Yet, I have only met one other person that has heard of the idea. The best way to help is to start talking about Gov at H
What about...
...seeing body language and making a personal connection with other Congressmen? Video conferencing technology is already used in local governments with great success. The picture to the left is San
What does Gov at Home change?
Everything!
Gov at Home changes the incentives for politiicans from rewarding corruption to rewarding their performance. It does this by requiring that all the politiician's actions are fully transparent, and that they are accessible
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Gov at Home had 20,656 visitors to http://t.co/tbqZw9x8. I cannot believe it! December edition has been posted!
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@tomdorsey Thanks so much for posting Gov At Home's website!
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