Thanks to the citizens of California District 22, the nation is enduring an attack on justice and obstruction led by a Congressman, Devin Nunes, who is unqualified for the job. The American Political System lacks standards for evaluating candidates for public office and thereby produces individuals who are without adequate qualifications and credentials and acceptable experience. Many are “professional” politicians, meaning they have accomplished little or nothing in pursuit of the work of holding a public office.
Employing the technique recommended in my book, How to Select an American President by James A. George and James A. Rodger © 2017 Archway Publishing, I will demonstrate how Devin Nunes should have been evaluated before becoming a candidate.
The consequence of failing to properly vet him by the Republican Party and by citizens of his district resulted in producing an individual so conflicted that he had to recuse himself from his duties. Even then, he proceeded to lead the attack on the Departments of Justice and the FBI among others. He has gone unabated because there are no standards for political party performance and liability for the advancing flawed candidates bearing their brand.
First look at the Nunes’ resume.
“Devin Nunes
Chair of the House Intelligence Committee
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2015
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 22nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2013
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 21st district
In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013
Personal details
Born Devin Gerald Nunes
October 1, 1973 (age 44)
Tulare, California, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Elizabeth Tamariz
Children 3
Residence Visalia, California
Education College of the Sequoias (AA)
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (BS, MS)
Occupation Politician
In early 2017, he was criticized for bias in a congressional investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections. On April 6, 2017, he temporarily stepped aside from leading that investigation while the Office of Congressional Ethics investigated charges that he improperly disclosed classified information to the public, but remained committee chairman for other purposes.”
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His college degrees are in agriculture and his profession was a farmer. He pursued politics instead.
Read the assessment below and you will see the Devin Nunes has not accomplished anything to support the idea that he is qualified to be a member of Congress. He is a failure and has hurt the nation as a result. The Republican Party must be held accountable for this liability.
Assessment Process
How to Select a US Member of the House of Representatives, Part 1 of 2
Referring to the foundation for this process as How to Select an American President by James A. George with James A. Rodger © 2107 Archway Publishing, here is how to apply it to selecting a representative to Congress.
To perform the responsibility as a citizen to recruit, evaluate, and select candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives, I propose the following process:
1. Define the job
2. Derive skill, knowledge, and experience requirements
3. Solicit candidate resumes
4. Compare resumes with the requirements and seek to verify the candidate's claims
5. Score the resumes
6. Select the highest scoring candidates
First, begin by understanding the Job Model for a US Member of the House of Representatives.
“As per the Constitution, the U.S. House of Representatives makes and passes federal laws. The House is one of Congress’s two chambers (the other is the U.S. Senate), and part of the federal government’s legislative branch. The number of voting representatives in the House is fixed by law at no more than 435, proportionally representing the population of the 50 states.”
http://www.house.gov/content/learn/
Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution sets three qualifications for representatives. Each representative must: (1) be at least twenty-five years old; (2) have been a citizen of the United States for the past seven years; and (3) be (at the time of the election) an inhabitant of the state they represent.
As with other Constitutionally-defined requirements, they are out of date and wholly inadequate. Yet, leave it to Congress to correct that. They won’t.
We the People and our political parties can force changes and improvements.
Understand that at the time of the birth of the nation, citizens didn’t live that long and rose to maturity in life early. The economy was largely agrarian and the population was sparse. The nation has grown and is vastly more complex as are the needs of the people.
Job Model of a US Member of the House of Representatives
“Whether working on Capitol Hill or in his/her congressional district, a representative’s schedule is extremely busy. Often beginning early in the morning with topical briefings, most representatives move quickly among caucus and committee meetings and hearings. They vote on bills, speak with constituents and other groups, and review constituent mail, press clips and various reports. Work can continue into the evening with receptions or fundraising events.”
http://www.house.gov/content/learn/
Task 1: Represent the needs and issues of constituents of their respective Districts.
Subtask 1.1: Meet with and listen to constituents
Subtask 1.2: Communicate with constituents
Subtask 1.3: Share their sources and contributors to legislative content
Task 2: Create laws, amend, and retire them.
2.1: Create implementation schedules.
2.2. Define systems for implementing laws and regulations.
2.3. Enact budgets and funding mechanisms.
Task 3: Caucus and participate in Committee meetings.
Subtask 3.1: Collaborate with members
Subtask 3.2: Acquire knowledge about legislative topics through participation
Subtask 3.3: Negotiate and compromise
Task 4: Research and review sources of legislative input.
Subtask 4.1: Engage external sources of expertise
Subtask 4.2: Consult with Department heads
Subtask 4.3: Engaged representatives of the Executive Branch
Task 5: Vote for or against political measures, motions, and bills
Task 6: Impeach as necessary.
Essentially, a Member of the House from your District should be everything that a Senator is. The difference is one of the scope of representation.
First read Part 1: http://howtoselectanamericanpresident.blogspot.com/2017/02/how-to-select-us-member-of-house-of.html?spref=fb
They should have a strong command of the law because that is the job. They are your advocates in government concerning the creation of laws and regulations and the systems and bureaucracy that implement them. They manage the schedule, budgets, and funding.
Here is an outline to guide your consideration and to encourage candidates to tell their story following this guide.
· Here is an outline to guide your consideration and to encourage candidates to tell their story following this guide.
· Candidate name:
The kind of candidate I am: (Their words)
· Met the statutory requirements: Age requirement: 30 years, Citizen of the US: 9 years minimum, Be an inhabitant of the State for which chosen to represent
· Birth date:
· Place of birth:
· Residences during the past 9 years:
· Intelligence Quotient (IQ): (Provided by candidates from an accredited source)
· Education:
o High School (School Name/Location)
o College Graduate (College/University Name/Location
· Degree Type:
o Major areas of study:
o GPA:
o Honors/Distinctions:
o Post Graduate (University Name/Location) (for each)
· Professional Certifications:
o Bar
o CPA
o Engineer
o Medical Doctor
o Other
· Occupation/Vocation/Profession:
· Health Status: Healthy, sick, recovering, recovered: Verified with doctor’s report
Voter’s assessment of candidate age: (Will the candidate be able to complete two terms? Does the candidate have sufficient knowledge and experience as evidenced by the time spent to acquire it?)
· Young 30-50, Middle 51-60, Older 61 >
· Affected Class:
· Candidate description:
· Verified by Census filing
· Voter assessment of character and behavior
From reviewing past president’s we identified certain terms that are helpful in differentiating and describing candidates listed in alphabetical order.
o Adaptive
o Allegiant to the Constitution and nation
o Brave in the face of adversity
o Leader, follower
o Listener, talker
o Passionate, impassionate, easy-going
o Process-oriented (how), task-oriented (what), results-oriented (outcomes)
o Thundering or reassuring
o Visionary, administrator, integrator, independent, loner
This category is refined further, though this is a thought starter.
Voters’ assessment of leadership style
Similarly, we captured some words used to describe leadership styles.
o Collaborator
o Creative and inventive
o Delegator
o Detailer
o Do it yourself
o Hands on
o You’re fired
· Education and Training (Professional Development)
Life-long learning – It is beneficial to observe how presidential candidates have stayed abreast of contemporary knowledge and skill requirements.
· Knowledge:
o American government system
o Concept of operations
o Concept of the role of the president in optimizing the nation’s government performance
o Constitution
o Economics
o Entitlements
o Foreign policy
o Information and communications technology
o International trade
o Knowing each governmental department and primary expectations for them
o Knowing how to create laws
o Knowing how to work with Congress
o Law
o Operational architecture
o Primary presidential tasks and associated outcomes
· Skill:
o Administrative
o Budgeting
o Strategic planning
o Writing
o Speaking
o Negotiating
o Collaborating
o Debating
o Planning
o Problem-solving
o Decision-making
o Sense-making
o Predicting
o Modeling
o Recruiting and staffing
o Organization development
o Program evaluation and management
· Life History (Childhood to adulthood status)
The kind of person that can relate to me; the kind of person to whom I can relate; my kind of person:
o The person next door
o The person who lives on the best street
o Successful
Ability to manage the economy: The job of president is to create an environment in which private enterprise can flourish as that is what increases revenues.
· Optimization = Increasing GDP and higher quality service for the least cost and labor intensity
· Presidential Platform and Agenda: Priorities, Issues, Causes, Programs, Solutions, Vision
· Banking
· Fossil fuels
· Energy independence
· Entrepreneurs
· Food supply
· Green renewable
· Housing
· Infrastructure
· Job creation
· Manufacturing
· Nation-building
· Nuclear
· Peace-building
· Preemptive war
· Promote democracy
· Sustainable economy
· Transportation
· War is last resort
Relationship with Powerful Forces: Military Industrial Complex, Wall Street, PACs and Lobbyists
· Political Party
Relationships with party leadership
· Values:
o Attitude about big business
o Attitude about campaign contributions
o Attitude about educators
o Attitude about free speech
o Attitude about government regulation
o Attitude about gun control
o Attitude about health care
o Attitude about immigrants
o Attitude about organized labor
o Attitude about public service
o Attitude about rural America
o Attitude about small business
o Attitude toward women
o Attitude toward immigrants
o Attitude toward minorities
o Patriotic
o States’ rights versus Central government
o Work ethic
· Military Experience:
o Rank
o Combat Veteran
o Unit
o Command
o Wars and battles
o Citations and awards
· Public Office Experience:
o Vice President
o Judge
o Department Secretary
o Governor
o Senator
o House Representatives
o Mayor
o State Legislature
o Other Public Service
· Private Sector Experience:
o CEO/President
o Large Corporation
o Medium Corporation
o Small Business
o Vice President
o Director
o Professional Manager
o Entrepreneur
o Inventor
o Patents
· Memberships: Organizations and Leadership positions
· Voters’ assessment of candidates on religion: Faith matters; Faith is irrelevant; Faith is private
Image: Voice of America News
Tell me that Speaker Ryan should kowtow to Devin Nunes.
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