I discovered an interesting page today while reviewing the white house web site that lets citizens sign petitions designed to get the government to act on things deemed necessary by the people.
I am not sure how well this works, but am wondering if there is any interest in pursuing this in the ELI community. Here is a link to the page. https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/
This may all be rendered moot by the next election. However, this kind of thing is catching on around the world. Here is an article about how the concept of getting people more involved in government is catching on in Finland. http://singularityhub.com/2012/10/24/finlands-next-laws-to-emerge-from-online-crowdsourced-proposals/
At least this subject might be worth some discussion.
I am not sure how well this works, but am wondering if there is any interest in pursuing this in the ELI community. Here is a link to the page. https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/
This may all be rendered moot by the next election. However, this kind of thing is catching on around the world. Here is an article about how the concept of getting people more involved in government is catching on in Finland. http://singularityhub.com/2012/10/24/finlands-next-laws-to-emerge-from-online-crowdsourced-proposals/
At least this subject might be worth some discussion.