Hillary has proposed a comprehensive, 10-point plan to restore Americans' confidence in their government by increasing transparency and cutting waste and corruption. Her plan includes:
* Banning Cabinet officials from lobbying a Hillary Clinton administration.
* Strengthening whistleblower protections.
* Creating a public service academy.
* Ending abuse of no-bid government contracts and posting all contracts online.
* Cutting 500,000 government contractors.
* Restoring the Office of Technology Assessment.
* Publishing budgets for every government agency.
* Implementing Results America Initiative to track government effectiveness.
* Tracking and eliminating corporate welfare.
* Expanding voting access and safeguarding voting machines.
In addition to her comprehensive plan for government reform, Hillary has proposed a detailed plan to restore professionalism to the Department of Justice. Under President Bush and his attorneys general, partisanship and cronyism have driven investigations, case selection, and the hiring of new career personnel. We have to believe that justice is blind in America and that our government will effectively and impartially uphold the law. Hillary has a plan to restore that belief. She will:
* Rebuild the Department of Justice's traditional role in defending civil rights and the rule of law, and review charges of improper, politically motivated hiring.
* Help local school districts pursue voluntary integration and reduce racial inequality, in the face of a Supreme Court decision limiting districts' options.
* Strengthen our voting laws so that every citizen can fully exercise his or her constitutional right to vote.
* Combat ongoing racial and sex discrimination in the labor market by improving laws and expanding enforcement.
* Modernize and strengthen the federal hate crimes law.
Hillary has also outlined a set of proposals to end the Bush administration's war on science and to restore scientific integrity to government decision-making. She will:
* Rescind the ban on ethical embryonic stem cell research.
* Ban political appointees from unduly interfering with scientific conclusions and publications.
* Direct department and agency heads to safeguard against political pressure that threatens scientific integrity and to promote transparency in decision-making.
* Appoint an Assistant to the President for Science and Technology Policy and strengthen the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
http://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/reform/-or-
Obama...Ethics
At a Glance
* Shine the Light on Washington Lobbying
Centralize Ethics and Lobbying Information for Voters
Require Independent Monitoring of Lobbying Laws and Ethics Rules
Support Campaign Finance Reform
* Shine the Light on Federal Contracts, Tax Breaks and Earmarks
Create a Public “Contracts and Influence” Database
Expose Special Interest Tax Breaks to Public Scrutiny
End Abuse of No-Bid Contracts
Sunlight Before Signing
Shine Light on Earmarks and Pork Barrel Spending
* Bring Americans Back into their Government
Hold 21st Century Fireside Chats
Make White House Communications Public
Conduct Regulatory Agency Business in Public
Release Presidential Records
* Free the Executive Branch from Special Interest Influence
Close the Revolving Door on Former and Future Employers
Free Career Officials from the Influence of Politics
Reform the Political Appointee Process
http://www.barackobama.com/issues/ethics/WHAT IS THE BEST GOVERNMENT/CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM PLAN? --> DISCUSS: AND PLEASE include lots of juicy information, links, op-eds, ideas and any other relevant details in support of an INFORMATIVE discussion on this important subject!
(with thanks to Labors of Hercules for the borrowed text!)