Hot Democratic Legislator : follow the bill (idea for a documentary)

[SmileMaker]

OK, did I get your attention? Probably not an acceptable title, but step one is drawing attention. I hope that this thread gets some action so it stays in view.

OK - I'm hoping you'll help me to brainstorm where to start on an idea that I have to promote Rush Holt's latest
e-voting/auditability bill. I already spoke with Rush's legislative aide who is working on e-voting legislation and his campaign PR person (Sam).

Both think it's a good idea. Sam is going to talk with him about what he thinks. Meanwhile, I thought I'd put it out here for those of you who know more about video production and election protection research to brainstorm along with me. I told Sam that I would send her a little blurb about what I have in mind so that communication to Rush would be clear. I'd like to send her this link so that they can see what we can all come up with.

Why we need to do this? It's a good story that needs to be told. It would also shine a light on a real role model of integrity.

1-We need to educate people about the evolution of Rush Holt's efforts to introduce e-voting legislation so that they can see why it never made it into law. (Rebublican mis-leadership: Delay, Hastert, Ney!). The story of this legislation has had miniscule coverage. Also, the story of this bill would help people understand how the legislative process works in general.
2-We need people to see a truly honorable (and handsome) politician in action with a bill that should be near and dear to the hearts of every American that believes in fairness and democracy. I'm tired of people telling me that all politicians are crooked. Rush Holt is a role model that every congressman could emulate.
3-It should be easy enough to find video from c-span to follow the evolution of these bills. Other details could be filled in by interviews with Rush.
4-We need to use emotional examples of what happens in close elections where no paper trail exists.

Since I'm not a videographer, I have absolutely no idea how much it would cost to put it together or how long it would take; but it seems like it would be pretty easy to find good source materials to weave together with awesome music. We could have Rush Holt and a cast of other hot (smart, honorable) democratic legislators and compare them with their smearing, bullying, wimpy counterparts.