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Office) and/or U.S. Dept. of Justice.

5) Establish incentives for the types of reform needed to create government transparency, and provide positive examples of openness in all government activities.

6) When rules, regulations, policies, and/or programs are created, all citizens with a potential interest must be invited to comment as well as being given the option to participate in all deliberations. Post the efforts and the results on the Internet.

7) Work to assure open, fair, and free elections, while finding creative ways to keep special interest money from influencing the results of elections.

8) Require all the primary government officials to disclose all assets and investments as well as affiliations, and make this information availble on the Internet along with their resumes.

9) Establish and enforce high ethical standards, while making all but classified meetings open to the public by means of direct access as well as the Internet.

10) Assure free and open communications between scientists, and end the government practice of altering scientific reports and documents. Let the truth be known.

11) End all torture of prisoners, and revise the Patriot Act to restore our basic human rights.

12) Eliminate unnecessary classification instructions and classifications, so only valid State Secrets are withheld from the public for confirmed reasons of national security.

13) Create an independent ombudsman to help citizens gain access to government information, and reduce the numbers of FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) exemptions. Provide a means of Internet access for all citizens.

14) Provide more protection for "whistleblowers," and make government contractors more accountable.

15) Establish online access to all activities in the U.S. Congress. Issue Internet alerts, by name, for each member of Congress receiving any type of contribution, gift, or favor that might be a possible attempt to influence a vote on any legislation.

16) Facilitate a much greater disclosure of government practices, policies, programs, and information.

17) Respect the rule of law, and take legal action to punish those who violate the law.

18) Do not exempt career civil service employees from full scrutiny.

19) End all of the covert "pork" typical of the U.S. Dept. of Defense (DOD); e.g. the annual purchase of $1 to 3 billion in military parts that are then sold as "scap," when received.

20) Annual publication of the total amount expended for intelligence and/or covert action operations. (There

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