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What is the single most important thing that could be done to restore faith in our government?
What about our media?
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trustworthy, well informed candidates. who do not accept bribes from big-anything. who do not come in and out through revolving doors. who listen to the people. Preferably non Zionist and non freemasons. Are there any that fall in this category anymore?
It’s too late
To restore faith in government: get corporate capture out of government (i.e. no more pipeline for folks from government agencies to the corporations/industries they oversee)
Term limits for all congress. Something that will hold up to the supreme court, unlike the flawed bill passed in 1985, written by supposedly the “smartest” legislator in the world.
I believe that until we get beyond this cycle of Trump and Biden we will not be able to regain trust. But, once we get to the next election we will elect a new generation of leaders who will strive to bring our country together.
Give states the right to continue the wall where they are most vulnerable. Send contractors TODAY to complete the building of the wall on our southern border, and also one on our northern border. If they need the National Guard and/or Corp of Engineers, send them all. We have to first stop the bleeding.
Require all states to vote on the same day, known as VOTING DAY with voter id and in person. Any mail in have to be in by a certain day and time with proper id and signatures, which are checked, just as if they were voting in person.
COMMON SENSE WILL FIX ALL OUR ISSUES.
Two things would change it dramatically I believe
1. Outlaw lobbying
2. Re-implement the “Fairness Doctrine” from the 90’s
Quit lying
Tough call. Maybe by limiting the reach of the federal govt into our lives. Bring as much governing to the local level as possible and strengthen free speech rights from govt intrusion.
Sever all conflicts of interest. Eliminate bribery (lobbying), the revolving door between industry and regulators, and eliminate congress members ability to trade in regulated securities.
I don’t think faith in government can be restored, or should be restored. Power corrupts, and the love of money is the root of all evil, are two adages that are invariably true. We would have to return, as a nation, to our Christian underpinnings and bring the government back to what it was before our first progressive president. More than 100 years of government growth and encroachment into our lives would have to be repudiated and destroyed. Office holders would have to be governed by Christian principles of conduct, as even non-Christians once were. Any wrong doing would have to be publicly exposed and suitably punished.
Never going to happen.
Government – shrink to as close to nothing as possible. A clean social-justice free fighting army, Interstate commerce. Can’t think of too much else.
Media – Separate News from Opinion. Clearly identify at the front end of every product. Remove biased public figures.
Stop censorship. Protect the constitution.
“How can faith in govt be restored?”
Well, since government — comprised of both elected and unelected frauds — has joined the garbage media to become an enemy of the people, you could try building a time machine that could take the US back to the 1950s. Other than that, I’ve no clue, because I don’t recall many people having faith in government since then.
Never, all governments stupids and corrupted by big pharma, OMS, Bill Gates, etc …no possibility of reconciliation!!!
The legacy media is going down the drain, en mass. One or two should risk their neck by being far less susceptible to accepting what amounts to bribes by granting special privilege to advertisers and other business interests. Otherwise you have the crooked leading the bent.
I’m from the UK. From my pov, the U.S., like virtually every government, including the UK, has too much corruption. Perhaps there should be tests that examine a person for integrity and smarts. That besides, there’s too much leveraging allowed by corporate interests, and not enough transparency. Reeks of corruption.
It depends on what you mean by restore. If you mean for people to have the level of trust they did even ten years ago, that is never going to happen. People will never fully trust the government nor the media. It would be different if the lies and “misinformation” wasn’t so widespread and blatant or the consequences so far reaching. When you’ve been duped at the level we have, there is no path forward that includes blind trust.
My question is WHY restore faith in government?
Government should always be viewed with skepticism. That’s the only way to keep it in check. That’s why we have the 2nd amendment. to keep the government in check. The questioning of government should be normal, not grounds for punishment. The fact that now ordinary citizens who question government are branded traitors and imprisoned is a result of having FAITH in government.
The only thing I have faith in when it comes to government is this. Power corrupts….
#1 thing to restore my faith in our government: Government voluntarily establishing term limits at the federal and state level for every elected office. No loopholes. If we really wanted to stretch imaginations, throw in limitations of invest capabilities while in office.
The media: Go back to basic fact reporting without using government officials as unquestioned sources.