A Return to Common Sense: Seven Bold Ways to Revitalize Democracy by Michael Waldman
Some good thoughts but... Michael Waldman Written by a former speech writer for President Bill Clinton, A Return to Common Sense: Seven Bold Ways to Revitalize Democrac y features a series of suggestions for how to improve democracy in America. His seven suggestions are: 1. End Voter Registration as We Know It. 2. Rocking the Vote. (issues such as voter ID, changing election day, changing the primary system.) 3. Stop Political Hacking. (use electronic voting machines but with scan-tron type backups.) 4. Campaign Finance Reform (public financing based on the NYC model) 5. Gerrymandering (stop the creation of "safe" districts for both Democrats and Republicans) 6. Flunk the Electoral College (recommends not changing the Constitution but rather going around it at a state level) 7. Restore Checks and Balances (more Congressional oversight of the Executive branch) I have no problem with many of these suggestions but Waldman is a bit simplistic in som