New Federal Agency: Information Vetting Council (IVC)

Truth in government and broadcast media is a serious concern of the American People. It is in the People's best interests that #NothingbuttheTruth be used by our government officials, or conveyed to the People by media and industry. When the People go to the voting booth they have a right to be able to make a choice based on factual information, and not contrivances designed to work against the People's interests. When lies are freely used as a tool by government officials, lobbyists for industry, special interest groups, PAC's and corp-media personalities we get things like Citizens United. The lies and Citizens United must go.

Our nation needs to have an independent Information Vetting Council (IVC). The council should be made up of experts in the field of science, history, sociology, economics and other pertinent fields. The members of the council must be vetted before they may take seat. The prospective members of the Council shall hold advanced degrees in their fields of expertise.

The selection process for the members of the IVC will have to be hammered out with an eye on protecting the credibility of the council.

Any information of any type used in an argument when debating a bill, or information included as text of the Bill first must be vetted by the IVC and given a serialized Seal of Truthfulness. Any information of any type used in an argument by media outlets, or persons using any means of information dispersal first must be vetted by the IVC and given a Seal of Truthfulness. Only after the vetting process by the IVC may any information be used for governmental processes or dissemination to the public for governmental purposes, like to sway votes.

Any Bill that includes information not vetted through the IVC shall be rejected, and sent back to the author for editing.

Any person who holds a position serving in government at any level, or any media outlet or other information dispersal organization, including Political Action Committees, infomercials, and political talk shows, and others as yet to be identified, and including any means of information dispersal, who willfully disseminates false information shall lose their broadcast license, and parties found guilty of conveying false information be charged a Felony punishable by a fine of $10,000,000 and imprisonment of not less than 25 years. Information must be vetted by the IVC before dissemination to the public. Violation carries the same fine as for dissemination of false information.

This idea may seem rough. It may seem harsh. I can't help it to be any softer because this situation of lying politicians and media has got to the point to where harsh action is called for. The idea of forming an "Independent Information Vetting Council" is what I've come up with to deal with this dangerous, and most serious problem within our civilization.

It disturbs the people greatly when charts and graphs, which are made by special interests, and that bear no resemblance to the truth, or are a misrepresentation of the facts, are used in the House of Representatives or the Senate by law makers when presenting an argument for passing or not passing a bill. It is unacceptable to the American people that false information, misinformation and doctored figures are used in crafting legislation.

It is unacceptable in our system of 21st Century Democracy that media outlets on a daily basis are allowed to broadcast false information, misinformation and doctored figures to the American people over the publicly owned electromagnetic spectrum or other technological means of media communication. These deceptive practices, done with undeserved 1st Amendment protections, have proven to be dangerous to the ideas and principals of liberty, freedom and equality. False information, misinformation and doctored figures must not have 1st Amendment protections if used in a governmental capacity.

The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) must be used to police the truthfulness of the media outlets. The FCC can not do that under the current climate of big money provided by media outlets with an agenda in politics. Their primary motive is obtaining advertizing revenue. They throw truth to the wind in favor of sinsational lies just to make money. Democracy has become commercialized. Thus the need to overturn CItizens United and make certain the media gives the people #NothingbuttheTruth.

The media's only agenda should be unbiased, truthful reporting in an effort to educate the American people so that they may make an informed decision based on factual information. The FCC must insure that the people receive the best quality, factual information available. Nothing less will do. The People demand #NothingbuttheTruth

Because the media and the politicians have proven they can not be trusted to deliver, or to use factual information in their duties, the American people now must force these entities to be truthful. How to do that has confounded me for a long time. That is until now.

Please support the formation of the independent Information Vetting Council (IVC). Please support truth.