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Our Organization-   "Let US Fix America" is a grassroots level organization made up of responsible citizens who wish to do more than just complain about things that are wrong about America.  They are impatient and serious, once and for all, about figuring out how to correct the problems that folks always complain about and are never corrected.  They wish to identify the problems, research the problems, and recommend solutions.

On this website we will collect, organize, and list the "problems with America" identified by our viewers. As viewers comment on and reasearch these problems we will continually update the discussion with factual data and present the information in an organized, easily readable text page.

Are we a political blog?  Yes and No - we strive to be a step beyond!

  • Yes- our visitors comment on political issues like other Interent blogging sites. 
  • Yes- the site gives viewers a "soapbox" to freely express their opinions.
  • Yes- the site presents both positive and negative sides of an issue.
  • No- we do not reflect any political or party bias.
  • No- our commenters do not wish to be completely anonymous. 
  • No- postings are edited by members who volunteer to remove frivilous, irresponsible, or duplicate comments.
  • No- we will research all comments and questions, and add factual information to develop an issue so that a solution can be envisioned.

We focus on issues rather than just opinions of issues, and strive to arrive at an "end game". That is, to find and document reasonable solutions to America's problems. All too often political news and political discussion dwell on current opinions, but do not summarize an issue, present the facts, and recommend a solution.

How To Use Our Site-   This page contains three sections- a "Problem Areas" section, a "Problem Areas Topics" section, and a Discussion Page section.

  • "Problem Areas" Section- In this section a list of "Problem Areas" is displayed.  We hope that our viewers will help to expand this list of problems.  Each item is a link which jumps into the"Problem Area Topics" section.  A ">" following the problem denotes that a discussion page has been created for at least one of the problem's topic.

  • "Problem Areas Topics" Section - This section presents a list of topics for discussion for each Problem Area.  We hope that our viewers will help to expand this list of problem topics.  Each item is a link which displays the discussion page for the topic. A ">" following the item denotes that a discussion page has been created for that problem area topic.

  • "Discussion Page " Section- This section displays the discussion page for the problem area topic. This page identifies the topic, gives some history and/or background about the problem, identifies responsible parties, recommends solutions, and identifies reading references that deal with the problem. This section is overlayed each time a new Problem Area Topic is selected.

  • "Here's My View" Button - Each Discussion Page contains a button which will display a Visitor Input Form.  A viewer may use this form to submit his views or questions about a problem area topic.

Goals-  The following are the goals of this organization and our website:

  • Collection Resource- Be a collection resource for fully identifying and discussing problems with America which our viewers have deemed should be fixed immediately.

  • Education - Assist our viewers in learning about such problems by presenting an in-depth discussion of all aspects of the problem.  A viewer should be able to ask "Why does this problem exist?"  or "What has been done so far to alleviate the problem?" and find the answer on this website.

  • Citizen Participation- Since the task of analyzing and documenting all aspects of one of America's problems is so great, many persons are needed to gather data and present their findings so that an in-depth coverage of the problem can be acheived. To this end we hope to take advantage of the interactive nature of the Internet and the desire of our viewers to work for a better America.

  • Political Motivation - If we have done a good job presenting our case that America's problems should be corrected and have recommended reasonable solutions, we can take our elected officials to task if they can not accomplish this using their legislative powers.

Members-   Members are viewers who have expressed an interest in helping to make this site a success by helping to develop and organize the site's content.. We recommend that Members pick the single problem topic that is most important to them; for example, Health> Medicare.   The problem may be important to them because they work in a certain field, have been personally exposed to or experienced the problem, or possess certain knowledge of the problem.  Of course, member participation is at the member's convenience. Member participation is strickly voluntary and is in no way monitored.  Our goal is to have member participation to assist with the full coverage and development of each problem topic that is listed in the website..  The following are ways in which Members may contribite:

  • Problem Research- These members will submit information which helps to document and explain any aspect of a problem area topic-. Description, History/Background, Congressional Involvement, Recommended solution, and Parties with authority to effect change.  These members will also seek answers to questions our viewers have asked about the problem topic. Questions asked by our viewers will be included on the discussion page with a "Question" label.

  • Readings Research- These members will bring to our viewers attention any articles or books that deal with a problem topic.. These members will submitted the title, author, date, a few lines of description, and associated media source or website source.

  • Link Research - These members who have an interest in surfing the Internet and visiting sites or blogs which discuss current political issues will bring these sites to our viewers attention. 

  • Computer Graphic Artist - The webmaster will gracefully accept any help in making the site more attractive and enjoyable to our visitors.
  • Editor - Members who have a high interest in a problem topic and possess writing skills may volunteer to be the editor for that problem topic.  These members will be those who have some spare time to review viewer inputs, edit the information for readability, and integrate the information into the topic discussion page.   Editors will not receive material directly from viewers. The administrator will receive all viewer inputs, screen them, and then forward them to the appropriate editor.  Assigning editors will insure that each discussion page has a unique style, is easily readable and devoid of duplications.

    It is hoped that political science students will volunteer to be editors and that their participation in developing this site will be recognized and be rewarded by their professors.

Member Credit-  So that members will be recognized (1) for their interest in identifying and correcting the problems they find in America, and (2) for their participation in developing this site,  a member's Username will appear at the end of any material they have contributed that is included in the site's content.

  • Member Username-  Members will create a Username when they first use the Visitor Input Form to submit information to the site.  This Username will be used on the website to identify the submitter as the author source of the material.

  • Member Identification-  Members will create a Member Identification text string that will be used to give website visitors an idea of the type of person making a contribution to the discussion of one of America's problems presented on the organization website. Member identifications will be displayed only as a pop-up item when a viewer who is curious about who the author is, clicks on the Username.

Both the organization, LetUSFixAmerica, and the sponsoring company, The Gaston Co., will control and maintain the privacy of both Usernames and Member Identifications.

Your Host- The organization, LetUSFixAmerica, and this website were founded by this author, Gerry Gaston, who is the owner of the sponsoring company, The Gaston Co., which is a part-time sole-proprietorship business licensed in the state of KY. The company sells hobby related software under the name HobbyTrack Software at Car Shows and Gun Shows.  As your host, I will fulfill the roles of organization Administrator and website Webmaster.  Duties include:

  • Receive and review viewer input received via email or via the Viewer Input Form.
  • Forward viewer input via email to editors if an editor has been designated for a certain problem topic.
  • Fulfill the role of editor if no editor has been designated yet for a certain problem topic.
  • Receive and integrate updates to discussion pages emailed by editors.
  • Create and or update discussion pages as necessary.
  • Post all new or updated pages to the website.
  • Revise the content and organization of the website to make improvements suggested by viewers and members.
  • Interface with the web hosting company to maintain the operation of the website.

My Background- My interest in American politics and government started back in the '60s when for 14 years I lived just north of Washington, D.C in Maryland and worked both as a serviceman and as a civilian at the National Security Agency.  During that time I worked as a Russian Translator, an Intelligence Analyst, and a Computer Programmer.     Following my work in the government I continued my computer career working in software design, documentation, and testing.  This work afforded me the opportunity to work as a permanent employee and contract programmer for Government, Military, Aerospace, and Business employers in several states.  I retired fom my computer career in 2001 when I found myself a victim of the outsourcing of computer work to companies overseas.

My Username will be --  lufahost.
My Member ID will be --  gerryg, 72, London, KY, retired s/w developer.

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