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Have them followed and monitor their every move. Report what they do and what they don't do. Hound them - day and night. Watch what they do while they are in D.C. Watch what they do when they are back in their districts or states. Watch what they do when they are neither in their districts, states or D.C.
Watch them on the golf course. At restaurants and bars. Watch their houses on C Street. Watch what they do with their families. Watch what they do on vacation.
Report on who they meet with (like corporations, lobbyists, etc). Report on who they don't meet with (constituents, etc).
You get the idea. There should be a political equivalent tabloid like the National Enquirer or Star.
If they want to be elected to an office - they should be continually accountable to the people that voted them into office.
If they want the spotlight - give it to them - basically every moment from when they take office until they leave office and then follow up with them to see who they are working for after they leave office.
If they want to be public figures and they are public figures - make sure that everything they do is made public.
Eventually either they tow the line or their constituency will get to see who they really are and what they are about. Expose their hypocrisy. Make them accountable.
Keep track of all their campaign promises and report on the ones they make that they don't keep and the ones that they make that they keep. Basically keep score on their word.
Essentially what I'm suggesting is that we treat every one of our elected officials - like President Obama is being treated.
What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
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1. People that use cell phones while driving should stay in the slow lane. 2. It takes longer to check out in a grocery store now with barcode checking than it did when checkout people punched in the price on the old cash registers. 3. Running the gauntlet of people smoking outside of places where smoking is not allowed inside. 4. People not using turning signals to signify lane changes or turns. (This was brought up in a thread and reminded me that this really irritates me). 5. Drive-up windows. Cars waiting in drive-up window lines wasting gas. Are we so lazy we can't get out of the car to purchase something. Drive-up windows should be outlawed because of the potential of wasting gas. 6. Lack of customer service - everywhere. If you don't do your own research and know what you want to purchase - it is hard to find a salesperson in the retail enviroment that can help you make a purchase decision. You know what I mean. Ask a sales person a question - they give you a blank stare - and then they begin reading the shelf labels you already read before you asked them the question. Visitor Tools
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