Barack Obama: What Would He Do As President Of The United States? Part III

Senator Obama's plans as the President of the United States.  See all of his ideas  HERE in downloaded PDF from his website.

ETHICS

BARACK OBAMA’S PLAN

Bring Americans Back into their Government
Hold 21st Century Fireside Chats:  Obama will bring democracy and policy directly to the people by requiring his Cabinet officials to have periodic national broadband townhall meetings to discuss issues before their agencies.
Make White House Communications Public:  Obama will amend executive orders to ensure that communications about regulatory policymaking between persons outside government and all White House staff are disclosed to the public.
Conduct Regulatory Agency Business in Public:  Obama will require his appointees who lead the executive branch departments and rulemaking agencies to conduct the significant business of the agency in public, so that any citizen can watch these debates in person or on the Internet.
Release Presidential Records:  Obama will nullify the Bush attempts to make the timely release of presidential records more difficult.

 Free the Executive Branch from Special Interest Influence
Close the Revolving Door on Former and Future Employers:  No political appointees in an Obama administration will be permitted to work on regulations or contracts directly and substantially related to
their prior employer for two years.  And no political appointee will be able to lobby the executive branch after leaving government service during the remainder of the administration.
Free Career Officials from the Influence of Politics:  Obama will issue an executive order asking all new hires at the agencies to sign a form affirming that no political appointee offered them the job solely on the basis of political affiliation or contribution.
Reform the Political Appointee Process:  FEMA Director Michael Brown was not qualified to head the agency, and the result was a disaster for the people of the Gulf Coast.  But in an Obama administration, every official will have to rise to the standard of proven excellence in the agency’s mission.

  Next up we will look at his ideas on healthcare.

Previously: Part 1, Part II

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