The importance of the "YOU report -WE decide" concept can hardly be overstated and is hugely under-appreciated. Take a break and try this instructive thought experiment: Imagine how different our election process would look if for the first 3-4 months ideas and supporting arguments were grouped by subject and presented for evaluation with no attribution, a la carte, sort of like we’d like our cable choices to be. Effects of money, smears and spinning on voter deliberations would be effectively minimized. What a concept; ideas and solutions evaluated on actual merit with minimal distraction, deliberate or otherwise. Once a clear picture of that idealized process has been enjoyed, start adding one by one the usual batch of trappings. Start with the authors of course, then add the usual smears, lies, hype, etc. and finally, the effects of media agenda and incompetence. As individual citizens we can’t be blamed for the grotesque aspect of American democracy today. But as a nation of citizens Constitutionally equipped with all the tools we need to rehab our democracy, we bear an absolute and inescapable responsibility to wake up, get smart and act as an informed citizenry. The alternatives are becoming more obvious and odious, each and every day.