The recent breaches in security at the White House have given great concern to those who protect the President and his residence but they also ask the question what happened to the people’s house? We seem to put the Presidency on such a pedestal that sometimes we forget that he/she is put their as a public servant to the people. We of course don’t expect the average Joe to be able to walk to the White House and ring the door to speak to the President but we also shouldn’t make it an Imperial Palace. The President should spend sometime everyday in his/her residency actually speaking to a few of his employees “The American People”. Here’s how it could be done (below)?
(1) The President would reserve 30 minutes three to four days a week to speak to citizens.
(2) Citizens would fill out a form telling them the days they would be available to go to the “White House” and pay a token fee to pay for this service. Those who put anytime would have the best chance to meet with the best President.
(3) The names would be picked through a lottery system.
(4) They would be notified two weeks in advance that they have 5 minutes with the Presidents ear on such and such a date. They would have to verify that they were available and would have a security clearance done before such date.
(5) The Public Servant (President) would meet with their employee (the Citizen) and a recording secretary would take notes available to the President and such citizen.