If I ruled the country,
every political candidate
would be given
one four-page brochure
in which to outline
his/her platform and agenda.
That's all.
In this brochure,
they would not be allowed
to mention other candidates,
but only to tell us,
"This is what I stand for,
what I hope to accomplish,
and how I intend to accomplish it."
Every household in the country
would receive one of these
from each person running for office.
There would be no political advertising.
There would be competition for fund-raising.
There would be no PACs engaged in
their typical, misleading, fact-twisting.
In short, I would level the playing field.
Four pages.
Their own words.
And then we would vote.
Imagine elections based on honesty,
not manipulation and falsehood.
Oh, and imagine the millions of dollars we'd save
to help the hungry and homeless.
That's what I would do,
if I ruled the country.
Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.