How to fix America in just a few months

submitted by yellowsnow2 from (self.conspiracy)

The source of the problems in America is bought out and extorted elected representatives. This has a simple fix, hold them accountable using the treason laws.

As an elected representative they should be able to prove by a vote in their district that the majority of their constituents wanted their tax money to go to (XXX) or wanted to remove (XXX) privacy or liberty from themselves.

With a max punishment up to hanging the charge of treason could fix America real quick. The first representative to swing would probably be the last. Corrupt representatives should fear the people they represent.

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[–]HugodeCrevellier 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Better campaign finance laws might go a long way toward achieving this, and, you know, without all the hangings.

[–]yellowsnow2[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Laws are made by legislative representatives, treason already exists in the law books.

[–]HugodeCrevellier 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

That law's a joke though.

There almost can be no clearer case of treason than getting the country into a war under false-pretences.

And that's almost every US war/attack for the last seventy years.

How many of those responsible have been hanged?

[–]yellowsnow2[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I do not know the legal details of it. It may be useless, but I do not recall hearing it ever truly being charged against someone either.

[–]WoodyWoodPecker 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

MOAR JAN 6TH RIOTS! /s

[–]yellowsnow2[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I understand what you are getting at but the actions of some of the "representatives" are so openly and obviously not representative of and actually detrimentally against the people supposed to be represented, that proving so beyond a shadow of a doubt, in a court of law, without political bias, would be easy.