End Political Corruption: Returning Integrity and Accountability to Democratic Politics

An End To Apathy There are few who would contest that the political process in the United States – and the world aboard – has been steered increasingly by the influence of corporate conglomerates and the mega-rich elite. The economic and social result is often financial success for businesses at the expense of the citizens for whom the system was created. Aside from a handful of elected officials, principled politics has all but vanished from Washington and the Western democratic process. So tightly pleated into our political system is the sway of ‘big money’ that it appears impossible to unweave it. The prevailing sense of hopelessness is so pervasive that voter apathy is considered at best understandable and, at worst, a virtue. If anything is to be done, accountability must be brought back into politics for those who accept money and cushy jobs from big corporations and special interest lobbyists. To be effective, accountability must be accomplished outside of the compromised court systems. These two objectives were the inspiration for End Political Corruption’s three tier program: The first two tiers, the Pledges, bind in a non-legal forum the ideals of both voter and politician. Simply put, signers of the People’s Pledge promise to support and vote for only those candidates who have signed and uphold the guidelines of their signed document, the Official’s Pledge. The Official’s Pledge is a signed promise by elected civil servants not to accept money from corporations and special interests. EndPoliticalCorruption.com

• 2016-09-24T07:33:31+00:00
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