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On having a 4th branch of the government dealing with the elections, yes I do think that would solve problems, IF and only IF there is a conflict of interest clause for politicians who are running for office and are involved in this branch. I think this is MUCH more fair and allows those with valid ideas and minimal budgets to compete fairly. It should be multi partisan with members from each party contributing as a team.
The speech regulation is being done in the U.K. as we speak. They have regulated what is considered hate speech and disallowed it from U.K. citizens. Now, this sends them to American airwaves, but if we all stopped it,...hmmmm....where would they go? I am completely opposed to only enabling the wealthy to run for office and denying qualified and possibly caring individuals who have yet to be corrupted from running due to economic issues...because to me, that IS a bit like limiting the type of corn a farmer can grow. Maybe some people have a preference for yellow corn and others prefer white corn. Why should we all be forced to stomach only one type of corn, because it is financed.
I don't have issues with democracy at all. I think it can be a fair form of government. It is when it is polluted by capitalism that I see it's failures, as has happened in the U.S. It is capitalism that I think creates failures in many forms of government...thinks like bad loan origination, lobbyists, people like Bernie Madoff, etc.