A Numa, or Fourth Branch of government, would be the government of government. Named after Numa Pompilius the lawgiver of Rome who founded a republic that lasted for nine hundred years. It would oversee government, holding it accountable... as government does to the people today. A Numa would be very small, as it would only have to oversee a few thousand elites and top bureaucrats. While the scope and depth of it's operations would be thorough. The Numa solves the problem of the lack of enforcement of constitutions.
Constitution's today are merely suggestions. They have no teeth. If five members of the Supreme Court of the US, for example, decided to overturn any part, or even the entire Constitution, they could, and there would be no negative consequences. Oh, some people would become enraged and make noise, but there is no enforcement mechanism, nothing to force our government elites to follow our constitution. If a President declared himself president for life, and had sufficient backing for his faction as well as control of the military and police, he would become president for life. Of course the population of the US would have to be disarmed before that scenario could take effect. The populations of Britain, the EU, and most other nations are however... disarmed.
It would eliminate the national security scam. The truth is, there is very little legitimate business that government does, that falls under the true definition of national security. In truth national security is really just a misnomer for hiding the elite's crimes. As such, every office, meeting room, hallway and cafeteria of the government elite, should be monitored by video and audio, with immediate release over the internet. Even their home, private cell phones and email would be public access. If they need to talk national security... they can get a court order to hide their communications, for a very limited period of time. Government would be forced to be transparent.
One of the most important new powers given to a Numa, would be to prosecute government elites, who actively seek to undermine our Constitutions. A judge that ruled over and over against original intent would not only be disbarred but criminally prosecuted. A senator who introduced bill after bill that flies in the face of our Constitution would also face criminal prosecution. No one would be above the limits of our Constitutions or the laws passed by the elite. As long as any citizen is, the elite would be drug tested as well, by the Numa. Every law passed on the populace would apply equally to congress, the Senate, the President, the Bureaucracy and their associated staff. Elites would be forced to follow our Constitutions and laws... by the Numa.
The Numa would also have a consumer protection department. Since government has taken on so many responsibilities, jobs that could be done more efficiently by the private sector, it should face the same scrutiny that private sector firms do. If a consumer of government services feels aggrieved, they could file a complaint about that department with the specifics, and that department of the Numa would look into the matter... as the consumer's advocate. The courts would decide in matters that come to trial. To argue that government does not need oversight, is based on the premise that government has the Right to abuse it's citizens, because we all know government eventually abuses any power it is given. Consumers of government services would be protected.
The Numa would be set up with a Phocon at the top and four department leaders, Censors. One for each branch of government and one for the consumer protection department. Then basically in a hierarchical structure below. The Phocon could be the runner up in the last election for executive. The whole thing would cost less than the utterly corrupt and counterproductive energy department. If we don't start monitoring them soon, they will fast be above monitoring, if they are not already... and we will stand naked before a government cloaked in secrecy. The upshot is, a Numa would protect government from becoming corrupt, and the people from government's corruption.
A Numa constitutional
amendment might read...
The Numa is to have the power to enforce all laws on
members of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches of
government. All laws that the Legislative branch pass will be
enforced on the entire government by the Numa. The Numa would be the
police and the prosecutor of government officials. The normal
established method of making law will be the same.
The Executive will still have the civilian police, FBI, Military,
etc… The FBI will have police powers over the Numa. All laws that
are forced on the citizens of a country must be enforced on all
members of government… Including the Numa. Legislation that renders
the Numa powerless however would be unconstitutional, as would
legislation pertaining only to the Numa. Any and all legislation
that applies to any citizen must be applied to all elected and
appointed members of government.
The Numa’s funding will be passed by the Legislature and signed
by the Executive.
The Numa will be headed up by the “Phocon”. He or She will have
three officers reporting to him or her, one for each of the three
other branches. These top members would be elected for four (4) year
terms. With no more than two consecutive terms.
The Numa will have the power to wire tap any official phone line,
e mail, or any other means of communication. Video surveillance of
all offices, halls, meeting rooms etc… will be constant and the
actions in them are to be taped and released to the public via the
internet. If deemed to be detrimental to the national security they
will be held until they are no longer pertinent to national security
or twenty (20) years whichever comes first.
The Numa will have the power to drug test or otherwise compel a
member of the government to the extent that any citizen could
possibly be compelled to do by law. Random drug testing for CDL
truck drivers for example, forces random drug testing on all elected
and appointed officials.
When a citizen has reason to think that he or she has been
treated unfairly by the government he or she can resort to the Numa.
There will be a department within the Numa to deal with government
“consumer” complaints.
The impeachment process will be abolished and replaced by the
Numa. If the Executive is found to be in conflict with the law the
Numa will investigate, and prosecute if necessary. The Judicial will
provide a court of law and the Supreme Court will be the deciders in
the matter.
The powers defined herein are the only ones granted to the Numa.
