This is the dumbest thing I have ever heard. I actually voted for Obama and won't this time around. Don't worry. I'm not voting for Perry. I'm going Ron Paul. But transparency is bad for government and let me tell you why. Spending public money is a zero sum game. If you want to move money to where it needs to be, you have to take it away from some other program.

Lobbyists are a part of the game, and until we change how our government runs, more people will be hurt and offended by this than helped.

Look what happened to some of Seal Team 6, when Obama (rather than keep their identities secret) blabbed about them as soon as he knew Osama was dead.

http://articles.latimes.com/2011/aug/06/world/la-fg-afghanistan-chopper-20110807

However you may view it, Obama wanted a political win, and quick. Rather than think about the consequences of his words and actions, Obama acted selfishly. I'm not saying Republicans are any better, but at this point its Liberals (who pretend to care about Unions, because they "have souls") v. Conservatives (who pretend not to care about the corporations they get kickbacks from). I'm fed up. I hope some other Redditors are too.

I propose the Marijuana Party, the sole purpose of which is to bring legal medical marijuana to a national scale, while keeping everything else Libertarian.

This THIRD party could get the Senior vote (most important) and they young people (myself included at 21 years old) might actually come out to vote if they can remember.