After the historic sweep of the U.S. House, the approximate gain of 10 governorships and a dozen state legislatures by Republicans last Tuesday, pundits and politicians alike have conceded that the driving force behind the election was anger toward both ends of the political class for being out of touch and unresponsive to the voices of the American people. The people have spoken. What’s next?
As Scott Rasmussen wrote in the Wall Street Journal the day before the Republican victory:
“More precisely, it is a rejection of a bipartisan political elite that's lost touch with the people they are supposed to serve. Based on our polling, 51% now see Democrats as the party of big government and nearly as many see Republicans as the party of big business. That leaves no party left to represent the American people. In this environment, it would be wise for all Republicans to remember that their team didn't win, the other team lost. Heading into 2012, voters will remain ready to vote against the party in power unless they are given a reason not to do so.”
Tea Party Express Chairman Amy Kremer gave this warning a week before the electoral quake:
“These people we're sending to Washington are on probation,”
“We will fire them just as we fired — or are about to fire — some of the worst offenders that are already here. We are not sending them there … with just a blanket of trust. … [W]e're going to be watching them. We're going to hold them accountable. And we're going to work with them, because we want to know that they're doing what they're sent there to do.”
Yet, how can voters be confident this time that their voices will be heard and their elected officials held accountable?
According to businessman, entrepreneur and inventor Brent Regan “The problem is that there is no reliable means for our elected Representatives to communicate with voters. How can they represent us if they don’t know what We the People want? That’s the problem.”
Until Now
VoxVerus, an innovative political communication tool developed by Brent Regan (see bio below), connects voters directly with their representatives. At no cost, VoxVerus (which means “true voice” in Latin) allows voters to get past the overloaded switchboard, the secretary, and standard email form and directly engage in a civil discourse with their elected officials.
“If a Representative, who may have tens or hundreds of thousands of voters in his/her district were to ask constituents a question, he/she would get thousands of replies,” notes Regan “The data would have to be read, analyzed and sorted; a daunting and expensive task.”
The data would flood the Representative essentially washing out the true voices of the voters, according to Regan.
Instead, VoxVerus provides elected officials a clear consensus of the opinions of their constituents on issues daily, and allows voters a platform to voice their concerns on issues important to them.
In less than three minutes, a VoxVerus Voter can easily review, vote and comment on an Issue of the Day posted by their elected Representative and even post a generic comment about a specific concern they have. The use of peer review on the system develops consensus on a particular issue, giving the representative the pulse of his/her constituency, while at the same time ostracizing bullying or rude posters.
Each VoxVerus community consists of an elected Representative and ONLY the registered voters within that Representative’s district. Outside voices, political operatives and Netroots denizens are excluded, unable to drown out the voices of the constituents. Instead, the tone of the virtual coffee shop-like chat develops into a valuable, informative two-way conversation between the Representative and his/her constituents.
Both Representatives and voters will have the opportunity to share ideas, opinions and solutions without being hamstrung by an outside agenda. The bipartisan network is not run or funded by a political party, lobbying firm, 501 group, PAC, pundit or politician.
Will our elected officials participate? “VoxVerus is the first test as to whether or not our elected officials are serious about listening to the people they represent,” says Regan. “It is up to the American people to challenge their representatives to join this groundbreaking initiative to keep the lines of communication between the people and politicians open and civil.”
In less than a minute, VoxVerus Voters sign in and request their elected officials to join the system. “If an elected official is inundated with requests, it would be politically wise for him/her to join the community, rather than face anger and frustration at the next townhall or election,” says Regan. “It’s a win-win situation.”
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Brent Regan, Inventor and Developer of “VoxVerus”, www.voxverus.com, a social networking system designed to promote communication between voters and their elected officials.
Bio: Founder and President of Regan Designs, an entrepreneur and design engineer, inventor (11 patents) and problem solver, specializing in designing electromechanical products for clients in the medical, aerospace, defense, marine and automotive industries. Bent co-developed the Liquid Robotics "Wave Glider" and is the winner of the 2010 Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation AWARD. He was the Co-Founder and President of Regan Stent (Coronary Vascular stents) and inventor of the Electronic Flight Bag (a self contained tablet computer for commercial aviation navigation). Brent was the builder of the Regan Lancair IV-P High performance (300 MPH) experimental aircraft. He is an instrument rated private pilot and winner of the 1996 Great Cross Country Air Race. Brent was also the Co-Founder and Director of Engineering of Schilling Robotics Servohydraulic Telemanipulators (Robotic Arms) for hazardous and remote applications, used to seal the recent Gulf Oil Leak. He also was the Founder and President of Genesis Engineering (1982-1986) high performance engine development for motorsports, and founder of Porschetech Inc., Porsche automobile service and racing preparation. Brent won the RDC 4 hour Endurance Road Race twice (1982 & 1983) and the USARM Award for Competitive Achievement (1983). Brent was also the Designer and Builder of the “Plug-In” street licensed electric car (1977).
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