eCongress Panel with Jim Rogers and Mike Gravel Oct. 14th

Author: Michael Norbury

Bring Home The Politicians (eCongress) was started back in June of 2009. Ample help came early on from this site (especially it’s admin) in making important connections that lead to local radio interviews and involvement with rallies across the country.  This planted the seeds that grew into mentions of eCongress on Glenn Beck’s Radio Show, Fox News, the American Spectator, and other venues throughout the Winter of 2010.

For those unfamiliar with the concept, eCongress is relocating US Representatives to our Local Districts, US Senators to our State Capitals, and State Representatives & State Senators to our City Halls/Courthouses to securely telecommute for 75% of their terms to increase voter access and reduce lobbyist influence.

Nearly a year and a half later since our initial launch, I’m pleased to announce a major event this upcoming Thursday, October 14th from 12:30-1:30 PST / 3:30-4:30 EST in Santa Monica, California.  CNBC Financial Commentator Jim Rogers and Former US Senator of Alaska Mike Gravel will be taking part in a panel discussion on eCongress.

This event is open to the public for those living in the Santa Monica area and for everyone else it will be broadcast live on http://econgressnow.com. Your assistance in spreading the word is essential to its success.

Having these two public figures involved is significant because both have advocated some form of eCongress for years now.  Most notable is Jim Rogers who wrote about a broad version of the concept in the Afterword section of his 1994 best seller “Investment Biker.”

Many are surprised to learn that eCongress has gotten a lot closer to becoming a reality than Mr. Rogers’ writings.  In 2001 following the September 11th attacks, J.H. Snider of the New America Foundation presented this idea to US Congress as a highly recommended national security upgrade.  The idea was put into multiple US House Bills in 2002 drawing bipartisan support, but the effort was eventually dismissed citing Congressmen could not be relied on to show up for votes and committee meetings if allowed to telecommute.  This excuse is even more absurd today given the millions of Americans out of work who would have no problem maintaining perfect attendance in the name of a paycheck.

Moving beyond the November election, it’s going to take ideas like this to pull us out of the quagmire.  And because eCongress garners support across the political spectrum, this has a better than average shot of coming to fruition in the midst of a deeply polarized nation.

I thank you for your support in the past, the present, and into our future where we will defy expectations and emerge from this uncertainty as a shining example of liberty, freedom, and ingenuity for the rest of the world.

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