How to make politicians and civil servants answerable for their actions/inactions?

Question

Invarably politicians and civil servants go scotfree even if their misdeeds come to limelight.Either situation is turned in their favour at all levels or the system does not allow to reach the logical end within a reasonable time.The socalled intelligentia also behaves like impotents and can't stand against such people as and when required

Answer 1

Vote for term limits and redistricting in California for a start!

Answer 2

It's very simple. You will have to enter politics and make changes .

Answer 3

In the case of politicians, it's quite simple.

Elect someone else.

Now of course that person may turn out just as bad, but that really is the best way of getting responsible people in office.

Answer 4

Adopt and pass public service acts, laws on conflict of interest, anti-corruption strategies, and codes of conduct or ethical codes.

It is incumbent upon all of us in the name of public welfare to let our elected officials know enough is enough. We need to get back to basics and give sincere thanks to the people who truly serve the nation while putting the people they serve before themselves, versus the other way around.

Answer 5

because it's not who you know, it's who you....well, you know.....They suck

Answer 6

There is only one way.  We need to elect public servants who have allegiance to, and will follow the Constitution.  I believe that Ron Paul is one.

We need to change the people now in Congress.  When we get Constitutionalists in office, we can have trials.  There is a law in the United States Code that provides penalties for public servants who violate the rights of American citizens -like former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has admitted doing.  We are not likely to see these people in jail until we elect Constitutionalists to office.

Answer 7

Having reached the ripe old age of  66 I can assure that in my opinion there is no politician or member of the intelligentsia that haven't got their nose in the trough to some degree or other. There is not one that is in the game for any purpose than to promote their own agenda and feather their own nest.

Don't get me started here  lol or I will use up all Answers bandwidth

cheers

Funky

Answer 8

Have a read of this article at myverdict.net. It proposes a novel solution.

'ACTIVE DEMOCRACY - Selecting leaders FROM the people'

Answer 9

Vote your thoughts,  Join watchdog groups, send letters to the politician and to their opponents for the next election, or be the next opponent.  

In other words, you have the power to change things if you really want to be bothered.  Most people only want to complain and not be bothered.

Answer 10

Make it so that they are answerable to a jury of 12.  Make the penalty for abuse of power death. Put a few of them to death for their crimes.

Political abuse, Judicial abuse, police abuse is treason against the people and constitution.

Don't leave them to police themselves.