Recently, I have spoken with friends about the idea of having webcasts for elected officials. The idea was simply to have a streaming video on elected officials websites for the duration of the day that he/she was working. Something like C-SPAN... but instead of having a fixed camera like C-SPAN has, it would be a roving camera (and, thus, streaming video) of each official.
Not a private eye... but a public eye on those whom we elect to govern. I truly believe that, with the vast amount of scandalous activity on behalf of our elected officials, that public confidence is at a critical low point.
Well, it turns out that there are more practical ideas in the works, which are actively being implemented. One such implementation is sponsored by The Sunlight Network.
The Sunlight Network is sponsoring The Punchclock Campaign. According to its website, "Members of Congress work for us, and we should know what they do every day."
I strongly support this effort. It is common sense... and is one way which we can improve public confidence in our government.
