Originally posted by moot
I think there needs to be an apetizer to catch people's attention. Something to make them realize why this is needed, why it'll work. At best why it's foolproof, at worst why it's better than the present situation.
Such as a layman brief, where each point is further developped.. on the website for example, where people can see the points connected in a transparent manner, from beginning (now and them) to end (the final plan)?
There needs to be something provoking so that they definitely bite. The initial encounter with the idea is the optimal chance for it to convince them.
To some degree, that is true. In order for it to work you have to make dang sure the site is neutral. It's not about partisanship. It is about allowing people a chance to make a difference.
Basically, it could be thought of as a real time poll. The site allows any politician to sign up. It would also just list the politicians who are currently in control. Provide a series of questions for any politician to answer or for politician wannabe's to answer.
A one stop shopping for all your politicians. It could be broken down from national all the way to the city level. It could allow people to input thier thoughts on the various politicians (have to moderate that one).
The front page would be a challenge to the people of this country. The challenge being to make a difference, regardless of party affiliation. It's all about getting the message to the politicians and various parties.
Once section could have a wish-list of politicians the people would like to see run for the various political jobs. Then the site would run a mock vote. Something along the lines of, "If you had to vote today, who would you vote for?". Promoting the mock-vote would be high priority. Properly done, it might actually get people out to vote at real elections.
