Transparency Act of 2009
1) Full Disclousre - Any politician or public official be required to give full and complete information on any topic. If they provide false or partial information, they should be subject to loss of position, and be subject to fines and possible jail time.
2) No earmarks - Any new proposed laws, bills or other items can only contain things pertaining directly to that issue. If a new proposal does not meet this requirement it is automatically tossed out of consideration until it meets this requirement. (This eliminates the need for a line item veto.)
3) Transparency & Clarity - All laws, bills and other government documents and likewise, such as tax laws, have to be written in simple English. This level of grammar will be determined according to the reading level of the majority of the population. All old laws and bills will have to transcribed from their current language to meet this new standard.
These 3 simple things would provide exactly what the government has said they are going to provide. It provides the means for transparency in what the government is doing. It also helps create more accountability of our elected officials to the public they are supposed to be serving.
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