The future of elections

I think You Tube is going to change the way people see the next few elections. This story by John Rodgers at the City Paper shows how we are just starting to see the results of more open government via video downstream.

Two things I would like to see on You Tube are when we vote on the house floor, the stream shows video of the final tabulation of votes board but does not show the board that shows how each legislator voted. Really it kills the entire benefit of watching the debate. Most people want to know how their legislator voted on a issue not just the final score. The totals are read out loud on the PA system by Burney Durram any way so showing the total is redundant.

The other thing I would like to see is the video for the following post.....