Dick, democracy is an evolving process. What I've tried to outline are goals and if we
can establish some of these aspects, we can possibly achieve all of them.

The Founding Fathers would agree to some of them. Jefferson warned us against "corporatocracy". We know that he was one of the most influential to promote national public education using Virginia as a model. Jefferson realized that without public education, Americans would not be qualified to make intelligent decisions as citizens and his admonitions are being felt today.

George Washington decried torture for British prisoners. George Washington understood that a country can have no moral credibility in the world when torture is used in any form.

I don't agree that Democrats and Republicans have parity when it comes to corruption.
Both parties are guilty but the preponderance of evidence of corruption weighs more heavily on side of the radical GOP. At this point, Democrats are guilty of omission, not going after Republican values which emphasize authority at the expense of human needs, the GOP religious obeisance to money and greed, the "me first, I got mine Jack" that characterizes the Congress. Sure, Democrats have some of this too but traditionally the contrast stems from the Roosevelt era where he "welcomed the hatred" of the elite ruling class and pulled many a worker out of poverty through government programs designed to help them. How do I know? I was there and saw it first hand. The GOP think these programs are immoral. That's twisted thinking, and exhibits a sociopathic tendency in Libertarians and GOP supporters. And I'm talking about you Ayn Rand. And Ron Paul.

Kucinich and Paul have one thing in common.......end the wars. Gotta' give 'em credit for that.

When Exxon is a government unto itself, the Constitution becomes irrelevant.
TPP has promoted Transnationals over American values as a dictator would over
an oppressed country. It's no wonder that these Transnationals do business with dictators.
Let's break up these big corporations like Teddy Roosevelt did, giving the coup de grace
to Standard Oil and John D. Rockefeller.

And what is your opinion of the sycophantic congress in it's investigation of Jamie Dimon and the antics of J.P. Morgan Chase?