Being a little low on the political totem pole, Cafferty's message took nearly nine months to reach me. It's message is just as chilling today.
Time spent pointing fingers is time wasted. The effort (focus, if you will) has to be upon finding a way out of this situation. There should be a way to hold politicians accountable, short-term - less than impeachment. If you lie, if you fail to fulfill promises you have made, then there should be a penalty.
Under our current system, the only true recourse is impeachment. Those who serve as jury in an impeachment process are part of the same group as the person being impeached. Would you select gang members for a jury in the trial of a gang leader?
Perhaps establishment of a national scoreboard would work. It could be publicly posted and provide a record of shortcomings/failures by category. An elected official starts off with a value of 100. There would be no positive points for work well done, since that is expected and also the reason the individual was elected. Points would be subtracted for:
- shortcomings: 1
- misrepresentations: 2
- failures: 3
- lies: 5
The score would be a tool to compare performance of politicians. It would also elevate public dialogue, enable more knowledgeable decisions at the polls, and when necessary, expedite the impeachment process.
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