Rejuvenating Democracy:

Creating a Political System We Love

Rejuvenating Democracy, the upcoming book by Rand Strauss, describes how America can fix its broken political system so Congress is accountable to the people and money doesn't buy elections.

This solution is called: PeopleCount.
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It's very different from other proposed "improvements". Others require new legislation or even a constitutional amendment- a long, expensive political fight to be adopted. Even if one of these herculean efforts succeeds, it'll just be one fix atop the same old "politics as usual."

With these other "solutions":

• People will have no new reason to care about politics.
• People will have no good reason to become better informed.
• Candidates will still rely on expensive political campaigns.
• Power brokers, wealthy interests and PACs will still determine who gets into office.
• The parties will still be in gridlock, controlled by their extreme wings.
• The silent majority will still be silent.
• Congress will still not be answerable to the people.

Rejuvenating Democracy proposes a way to fix all this. Yes, for Congress to be accountable to you, the people, you'll have to spend 10-20 minutes a week guiding them and holding them accountable. This is a small cost to turn government around, to get Congress working for us, the people.

We'll easily be able to get them to pass legislation that large majorities of Americans want but is stopped by special interests and partisan gridlock, such as reform campaign financing, end Congress' conflicts of interest with lobbyists, and pass immigration reform. Plus we'll be able to get good people to run for office, not just those who are supported by the wealthy, power brokers, and extremists.

Congress will be able to represent us, the people, not just their donors or the voters in their own party. Congress will be able to do what we want, rather than follow out-of-touch political philosophies.

Too good to be true? Consider this- America was founded on mere ideas enshrined in the constitution. Today, we have much more experience about what works in many kinds of organizations. Plus modern technology makes possible new ways of communicating. Much more is possible than our experience with free-for-all social networks suggests.

Rand Strauss has looked at what true accountability is and how it works. He describes how the lack of it has produced most of today's problems in politics. And he has designed a simple, rewarding system to deliver it, starting with Congress.

Currently, our political system has evolved to be the arena in which the parties fight for power. In the book, you'll learn about our political system can become the way We, The People, design and build our future together.

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Blurb:

Do you want to rejuvenate democracy, so it's of, by and for the people? That's exactly what you'll learn to do in Rand Strauss' new book Rejuvenating Democracy. It lays out a simple plan by which ordinary Americans can take back government not only from wealthy special interests, but also from the antagonistic, power-hungry grip of party politics. And you can do it this year! Get your copy of Rejuvenating Democracy coming October, 2024.

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Table of Contents

Ch 1: Why is Politics in America so Horrible?

Introduction.

Section 1. Allowing our minds to think politics can be fixed.

Ch 2: Why Fixing Politics Feels Impossible.

We expand this myth into 9 mostly true reasons.

Ch 3: Why Me?

We look closely at the first reason that fixing politics seems impossible- it would take a different sort of person. We look at me and my journey.

Ch 4: How Fixing Politics is Possible

We go through the ways the other 8 reasons can be worked around.

Ch 5: What about the political accountability we have now?

The key to fixing politics is making politicians accountable to voters. To understand the solution, you’ll need to see that today, there’s almost none of this.

Ch 6: How can America be Both Great and Broken?

Many have difficulty imagining our political system can be fixed because they think our political system is the best.

Section 2. Problem and Solution

Ch 7: American Democracy is filled with Problems

We outline 12 large problems.

Ch 8: What is Accountability?

Before discussing the solution, we need to understand what’s missing.

Ch 9: The Solution: PeopleCount; Delivering Political Accountability

We take an imaginary journey into the future, and try out the solution.

Ch 10: PeopleCount’s Impact on our Political Problems

We revisit the problems in politics and see how the solution will effect them.

Section 3. The future

Ch 11: Opportunities once Communication Problems are solved

A short journey into PeopleCount’s probable future

Ch 12: Conclusion and Next Steps