How to Fix the Nation in One Amendment

Ok... I know I will get ANOTHER call from friends at DHS or FBI or "other" ... BUT I think I may have a solution (at least for a novel) for the "Occupy" dissenters and alike that are fed up with corporatist meddling and private interest manipulation that is poisoning our system... for decades now.

How about a 28th Amendment to the Constitution?... wherein a publicly funded website will be created to display the statistical analysis and simulation results for all proposed legislation. This site will also include the ability to gather secure public opinion in the form of weighted agree/disagree votes on said legislation and then aggregate them into virtual representatives which must be included in the legislative process as a 3rd legislative body. House, Senate, and Virtuals.

This would effectively add a Pure Democratic model on top of our Representative model without the chaos of dismantling our current system in order to fix it. The weighting of individual agree/disagree votes can be based on one's civic activities and social responsibility. Perhaps everyone starts with 1 vote but can increase its weight by performing activities that benefit society directly. You can't buy ultimate power (as seen daily all around us), but can earn some increase with effort. Like; 2X multiplier for each year you accurately pay taxes on time, 2X multiplier for each year of staying out of jail, 5X multiplier for starting a business, 10X multiplier for starting a business with over 100 employees, 10X multiplier for getting a college education, 15X multiplier for volunteering 100hrs in your community, etc.

A bonus government purity level would be achieved with the simultaneous implementation of the ole campaign finance restrictions as well.

Think about this... When an amoral medium, such as money, is used to broker power that directs a nation... What do you expect to get, but a corrupt corporatist state? But make that power earn its right to direct a nation, as a large group of interested yet uncompensated politician/citizens (much like the Unix community), and you will have your Utopia. Eventually and surely.

Drone Transport for Civilians

Can I borrow your imagination for a minute?:

Imagine yourself getting ready to walk out the door in the morning. Pick up your phone and choose the Drone-jump App. Press the button marked "Come Get Me".

In less than 5 minutes an alert will sound to notify you that your ride is waiting in the driveway. As you walk out to your driveway you see an electric air-drone standing on its backside, twin rotors facing up. A door opens in the clear passenger cabin similar to the size of a phone booth. Step in and shoulder and waist harnesses close around you.

Speak your destination and a computer confirms it on a small screen in front of you. After acknowledging the destination, the dual electric motors (each capable of safely landing the aircraft), powered from separate and redundant battery packs, silently spin up and you slowly lift you off the ground. As you gain altitude the drone slowly starts to move laterally and eventually flies horizontal with a 50 mile range.

Redundant computers (with shared air traffic data, GPS, laser, and radar) fly the drone with overrides capable from an FAA authorized controller. Otherwise, it is completely computer controlled, so no pilot-licensing is necessary. Independent safety systems can launch a parachute and shut down the rotors in an emergency. Air bags can even deploy on the exterior of the aircraft to cushion any potential shock.

Instead of owning a $20,000 to $100,000 car, you can simply buy a share of a drone to commute with and make short trips with. Larger drones would also be available for longer trips or family treks.

No more accidents. No more traffic. No more DUI. No more oil dependency. The list goes on and on.

Now imagine doing this in 5 years. It is possible with off the shelf technology available today.