Somewhere to start.

If we've learned anything from Texas state and local government, it's that corruption, specifically in the allocation of power, is present; and while it may be easy to point at the various issues of the state and say "that's wrong", we're not doing much about it, and there must be some solution... right?

Hence the question on everyone's mind: "What's the solution(s)"? and for the average Joe or plain Jane there's really only one solution, a solution popularized by Lawrence Lessig's Ted Talk on Lesterland- to pressure the government to pass restrictions on campaign donations. This would likely have to first be done on the state and local level, and hopefully, eventually, on the national level. Doing this would essentially transfer a portion of the power of the billionaires and interest groups that currently control a large portion of politicians to individual voters.

However, since these restrictions would go against the billionaires and interest groups that currently hold so much power, it would be difficult for a statute to even be proposed. If this issue is to be solved, it needs to be the primary focus of the people of Austin, and the people of Texas. Support on this issue must be an a level that the city and state cannot ignore. If ordinances regarding campaign donations were proposed and passed in individual cities, bringing the issue to the state level would be plausible. and while i'm keenly aware of the American persona of lazy and proud, participation is required for positive reform of our republic;  as Lawrence Lessig said, "We have lost that republic, all of us have to act to get it back."