Asked people, 3 years ago, what new Cabinet departments they want?

Todd Boyle October 11, 2017
If you were president, what new Cabinet level department would you create? Jim Lockhart Department of Peace, as proposed by Dennis Kucinich. Judy Hayner Department of Peace and Department of Actually Getting Something Done About Climate Change (DAGSDACC) Kevin Matthews DAGSDACC! Todd Boyle Kevin Matthews It almost seems to have dropped off the radar. In the pres/VP debate and between Defazio/Skarlatos nobody even talks about it except the Republicans accusing democrats of banning fracking (in my dreams), and the democrats immediately disclaiming any association with Green New Deal, banning fracking, banning pipelines etc. · Reply · 20m Write a reply... Rick Fellows Department of empire dissolution. Todd Boyle Federal Liquidation Agency to shut down the United States in an orderly and responsible fashion. LOL S.h. Lobo A walnut cabinet. Michael Allen Department of Sustainability - would oversee national recycling, reuse, and resource redistribution efforts. Jean Lowes Paskalides Dept of Humanity. Gerri Haynes Ethics for Humanity - to respect all life on the planet GW Jones Department of Redundancy Department. Virginia Simson Children, disabled and old people in the lifeboats first Department. Chris Dorf Truth and Reconciliation like they did in South Africa and Rwanda Tammy Wolfgram Yes!!! We so need this. Peggy Hotes Department of Economic Equality Rick Fellows A truth commission sounds like a great proposal to advance. National security has been an endless debacle of high level corruption and deceit. This is the main reason denial is so talked about here in the belly of the beast. Sandra Blessing Department of PEACE! Raj Badri An executioner to carry out executions of all millionaires. Mary Moos The department of Presidential deportment and the Ministry of Human Decency Roger Keith Miller Department of Peace. Claire Wylde Department of Redistribution of Wealth. · Edited Todd Boyle Now we're talkin' !! haha! ?? Marie-Kate Higgins A BS detector for all politicians. Janet Davis Department of Engineering Christopher Derrah Global warming. I would give the new agency more money and power than the defense department. Nancy Ellen Peden Something like this, maybe Engineering...fix infrastructure to be more sustainable on every level....Dept of Sustainability? Joshua Ferguson The Department of State is the 'Department of Peaceful Development' when it is led by a secretary who best tries to carry out its mission with international partners and dedicated diplomatic teams. Todd Boyle Well, the Department of Peace. there was a whole campaign for many years.... Steve Scott Kuchinich mentioned the Dept. of Peace often Paul Covey the cabinet of tar and feathers Guy Taylor Department of Sundown for winding down any department lacking sufficient justification to exist as a budget entry or independent of some more effective department. Kris McAlister Department of Aging. Birth to Earth. Healthcare, Education, and Retirement spheres. Todd Boyle Actually I asked this question 5 years ago on Oct. 11, 2012. only 3 people responded but, my response was "A bureau of policy, which would formulate exactly what the questions are, what the alternatives are, and STATE THEM in straightforward, unambigu… See More Todd Boyle So my new Cabinet position and agency would be kinda like the OMB and other infrastructure departments ... like the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Census, things like that. But more useful. Because it would deal with the problem of lying politicia… See More Fernando Antonio Department of Accountability of State Employees Reply · 3y Jo Anne Van Datta Human Ecology R & D Bob Perillo The Department of Redundancy Department. Tracy Gallagher A department that would sack govt ministers when they lie to the public. Also when their outside interests affect their policies Zebediah Kozmik The Department of Peace and Diplomacy. John Tinker A Department of Dishwashing. The POTUS itself would chair the meetings, which could only take place in the kitchen while washing the dishes after state meetings. The POTUS and the VPOTUS and the heads of the Department of Dishwashing would take turns scraping, racking, washing, drying, and putting away. Someone would have a waterproof pen, so they could take notes. Rudy Stolfer peace!!!!! Kym Trippsmith Dept of Sanity · Edited Todd Boyle Seriously we could use some sort of Department of Mental Development, or whatever it's called, to operate some modest programs for mental health, I mean going beyond mental health to mental maturity and human potential... like Kris McAlister said up above.. Maybe this is called Department of Human Development? Todd Boyle Or the Department of National Happiness? http://www.happycounts.org/happiness-policies.html Happiness Initiative Toolkits: Tools and Resources for conducting a happiness initiative and using the gross national happiness index for your city, community, campus or company - Happiness Alliance HAPPYCOUNTS.ORG Happiness Initiative Toolkits: Tools and Resources for conducting a happiness initiative and using the gross national happiness index for your city, community, campus or company - Happiness Alliance Happiness Initiative Toolkits: Tools and Resources for conducting a happiness initiative and using the gross national happiness index for your city, community, campus or company - Happiness Alliance · Reply · Remove Preview · 3y John Kirshon Dept of Post-Capitalist Transition David Asia Make it official: US Department of Bullshit Dissemination (USBD). It would naturally have a strong presence on Facebook and other social media... · Edited Ruth Mallery I dont know that I would create a cabinet department however I have been thinking for a while that it would be a good idea to expand these offices (all elected) to include an "advisory body" of senior "former electeds" so that 1. We do not have career poloticians beholden as much to corporations 2. Newer voices can be elected 3. Term limits can be seen as a positive. This body would exist in all federal branches. · Edited Todd Boyle hmm office of presidents... would they have some sort of formal powers? access to information? etc? and how would this protect us from corporations since all the former presidents were just as beholden. Ruth Mallery I envision it as folks who have already held office. So in some matters they have security clearance. It would be more of a consulting, non binding, apolitical advisory committe. Sort of expanding on what ex presidents do now when there are natural disasters. But for example, they could weigh in on stuff like pulling out of the climate aggreement . · Edited Ruth Mallery A voice of experience type thing Ruth Mallery It would protect us from corporations because they are no longer subject to lobbying. Ideally it would work hand in hand with campagn finance reform ..... Write a reply... Maure Claire Briggs None. Todd Boyle Well that's right, of course. I slipped into wishful thinking, that the DC-NY system would ever change. So, the usefulness of this exercise may be more about design ideas, for designing new governments. · Edited Bryan Khan AkaPersaud Is there a need for a new department? How about dismantling DHS, DEA, CIA, NSA, etc. etc. Jerry Munro The Department for Dismantling The State and Democratizing The Economy. Christy Love The Department of Love, which would immediately convene a Commission on Apathy. ?? · Edited William David Fusfield There are many new departments that should be created. But by far the most important in my book would be THE DEPARTMENT OF PEACE!! Bryan Khan AkaPersaud The problem with these (Min of Love, Truth, Peace) is that they have already been coined (by Orwell) and were specifically chosen to confuse and obfuscate. For example, the Ministry of Truth's main job was lies. Todd Boyle I tend to agree. The operation of all these departments including the Dept of Defense, EPA, etc. need to be rigorously defined, and needs to be enforced and accountable. I'm not surprised several people called for a department of accountability, of … See More Dee Stahl Sanity Dee Stahl Oops, someone else already thought of that. Whitney Raver Ethics. But for real this time. Reply · 3y Todd Boyle As, Ethics taught in philosophy courses, or in faith communities. · Reply · 2y Bev Bassett Climate Chaos department to do a WWII or New Deal-type retooling that would switch US over to renewables globally. Jill Harrison Department of Peace ~ as proposed by Dennis Kucinich Ann E. Fonfa Peace. · Reply · 2y Pat Elder Dept of State Secessions · Reply · 2y Todd Boyle Dept of National Liquidation · Reply · 2y Richard Everett Department of Corruption. · Reply · 2y Carol Isaac I'm more about coffee table level. · Reply · 2y Todd Boyle All, please have a look at the comments above... many have been added in the past few hours but woven among earlier comments in a way you would never see them unless you go back for a 2nd Pass, and a 3rd Passs.. · Reply · 2y Dave Warren Dept. if Constitutional Reform. · Reply · 2y Write a comment...