March 25, 2013

Absolutely brilliant

The White House has a website where people can submit petitions. The Petition has one month to garner 100,00 signatures and when it does, it gets a response. This one is just wonderful:
Require Congressmen & Senators to wear logos of their financial backers on their clothing, much like NASCAR drivers do.
Since most politicians' campaigns are largely funded by wealthy companies and individuals, it would give voters a better sense of who the candidate they are voting for is actually representing if the company's logo, or individual's name, was prominently displayed upon the candidate's clothing at all public appearances and campaign events. Once elected, the candidate would be required to continue to wear those "sponsor's" names during all official duties and visits to constituents. The size of a logo or name would vary with the size of a donation. For example, a $1 million dollar contribution would warrant a patch of about 4" by 8" on the chest, while a free meal from a lobbyist would be represented by a quarter-sized button. Individual donations under $1000 are exempt.
Tip of the hat to BoingBoing for the link. I signed! They have 22K signatures and need 77K more by April 18th. Let your friends know -- this would be wonderful to see... Posted by DaveH at March 25, 2013 9:24 PM
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