In this article, the third in a series about term limits, we’ll see that PeopleCount will let us create not just a better term limit amendment, but a more robust solution.

In the previous article, we saw that PeopleCount will allow us to more easily get legislation passed that most citizens want. It lets us communicate with each other, communicate with our politicians effectively to hold them accountable, and let us choose representatives who’ll serve us better.

More choices on issues, too

In the previous article, I included two links to petitions. You’ll see they simply set term limits for Congress. That might not pass. Lots of people want the option of keeping a politician they like, and members of Congress may well explain, as I did in the first article, that term limits will be of limited help.

But on PeopleCount, you’ll easily have more options. The first might be a simple vote for term limits for Congress. But there’ll also be a second option, to allow states to say whether or not their own members of Congress should have term limits. My guess: That second solution will be even more popular and will more easily become law.

Congress currently has a 20% approval rating. Maybe the desire for term limits is really due to disapproval of Congress. If, with PeopleCount, we can turn that around, term limits may cease to be an issue. With the per-state option, states can easily have term limits. And they’ll easily be able to get rid of them, too, if they end up not liking them. It’s a more flexible solution as well as possibly more popular.

More easily pass supporting legislation

In the first article, it was clear that more legislation is needed to end corruption. Te revolving door between lobbying firms and Congress and staff positions would need to close. When you go to PeopleCount to vote on term limits, you can also easily vote on these issues.

Plus, it’s very difficult to motivate people about term limits. I don’t know, but I’d guess that the top 3 term limit groups have a few million members at most. But anti-corruption groups have another million members or more. And environmental groups have about 20 million. When all these groups send their people to PeopleCount, they’ll all see the term limit issue and easily cast a vote. And they’ll all see the anti-corruption issues and vote on those, too.

Rather than each issue requiring a massive, expensive movement…

What I want is for us to be able to communicate easily and inexpensively with each other and our politicians. We will grade them and share those grades. Both incumbents and challengers will reach us. We’ll have real choice to simply elect people who’ll serve us. If the incumbent stops delivering, we can put pressure on them immediately. Being in communication with us, they will be able to run effective low-cost campaigns. This isn’t direct democracy. But if they work with us, they can rely on our support and not have to be accountable to wealthy campaign donors and the parties.

When the next important issue arises, we can quickly speak up about that, too, by simply checking a box or two. No new organization is needed. No massive fundraising effort is needed. No campaign is needed to call your member of Congress or sign petitions. We guide Congress and they respond. We free them from being accountable to the wealthy and to the extremist parties. They’ll just be accountable to us.

But I can’t do it alone. I very much need at least your minimal support by adding your email address to our announcement list. I am very short of funds as well. Please donate.