20.12.2024, 23:35

In paragraph 2, I changed "I" to "we" and "my" to "our". These changes acknowledge that I did not work entirely alone. A few retired professional, at times, had influenced portions of my CVVS authorship. Only one other person remained involved in developing and promoting CVVS, primarily as an editor, for more than a few months. That person, Jim Sullivan, worked with me since 2017, but because of an illness he is no longer working on CVVS.


New petition description:

Candidates don't, but millions of us have willingly submitted to FBI investigations for a security clearance – to get a job. Those seeking leadership offices in government should also willingly volunteer for FBI investigations – to make our democracy stronger by reducing corruption in government. But politicians haven’t provided themselves with this simple anticorruption option. For lack of proper vetting we continue to elect actively corrupt politicians. In 2018, Ia few retired professionals developed a Senate bill proposal to fundamentally improve our dangerously inept candidate vetting processes. The proposal is now known as the forensic Candidate Voluntary Vetting Service (CVVS). It’s a government service not a law. On September 18th, 2018, I emailed myour proposal to a California State Senator's Chief of Staff; it was immediately scheduled for a review. The Senator’s Legislation Director concluded the 45-minute session with enthusiastic comments, including, “We’ve been looking for a proposal like this.” “This will definitely be on the table.” “Bills can be fast-tracked.” As proposed, CVVS FBI investigations would have covered Presidential, Vice Presidential, State Gubernatorial, Lt. Gubernatorial, and Senatorial candidates. Regrettably, the Senator declined to introduce my bill. Key Attributes of the forensic Voluntary Candidate Vetting Service (CVVS)There is no ”legitimate” excuse for declining to implement CVVS or declining to volunteer for this anticorruption service, because:1) No constitutional amendment is required. CVVS will avoid or survive constitutional challenges - because it’s voluntary.2) CVVS protects the privacy of volunteers - unless a volunteer is convicted of a felony.3) Investigations exclusively focus on uncovering indictable felonies, such as tax fraud, murder, and rape - there’d be no scandalous accusations.4) Volunteers’ DNA and fingerprints would be compared to crime-scene evidence. We are talking about vetting candidates running for some of the most impactful and powerful government offices in the world. Declining vetting, that includes DNA and Fingerprint checks, would be hard to explain. With no legitimate excuse, declining to volunteer for CVVS would be akin to pleading the 5th. In a survey, “42% of Democrats said pleading the Fifth usually implies the person is guilty, compared to 31% of Republicans." Source: Morning Consult.  "Research shows clearly that the chance of being caught is a vastly more effective deterrent than even draconian punishment.” Source: Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice. Comment: FBI forensic investigations would be a daunting deterrent for corrupt wannabe-candidates. The FBI and the IRS are using powerful Artificial Intelligence software applications to identify corrupt individuals. Governors and State Attorney Generals could implement CVVS with or without legislation. That’s what this petition calls for. Proposed offices initially covered by CVVS investigations would be Governors and State Attorney Generals. Imposing CVVS investigations on themselves would be a fitting display of leading by example. Once successfully implemented, legislation could expand the offices covered by CVVS investigations, for example. covering State Senators and the Secretary of State. A future petition will address federal politicians. Just one Governor announcing their plan to implement candidate forensic vetting, could make national, if not international, news. Broad public awareness can result in wide support for CVVS implementation across the nation. Your questions, suggestions, or comments are welcome.Feel free to contact me by email candidate.vetting.service@gmail.com   With your help, we can make this happen. Please sign my petition and encourage others to sign. More Technical CVVS Details LINK