Vote Accountability for Politicians

VOTE ACCOUNTABILITY IN POLITICS: 08 22 2008

I believe that when congressman vote that they should be able to make a voluntary official statement that would be coupled with that vote and state what there rational was for the vote at the time.  The statement would be logged with the vote in a public record that could be readily accessed by the internet.  The records could be searched easily and compared by candidate or politician.  You should also be able to print out a complete list by politician related to the chronological votes they made.  Proud civic servants “Politicians” can also include links to their officially kept list on their website.

This would clarify any issues that would come up in the future related to that vote and the related he said she said.  And let you see how the person thought about the vote.  How much time they took to make the decision.  How smart they really are.  And how they perform their duty to society once they have taken office.  It will also prevent them from lying about the issues in the future or stating that their opinion on a bad decision was different than what it was.  Which will in turn lead to better decisions for our society in the future.

Sincerely,

Thomas Murphy