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The COVID-19 Citizen Commission

Version 1.0 

 

Reclaiming the Role of the Citizen in the Body Politic

About the COVID-19 Citizen Commission

The COVID-19 Citizen Commission Version 1.0 is an experiment in citizen engagement motivated by the belief citizens,  working together,  utilizing reliable information and tools can be trusted to address the complex problems in their community and nationally.

About
The COVID-19 Citizen Commission is an organizing framework for a citizen-oriented approach to the challenges facing us in the body politic of the United States. We  invite citizens to contribute ideas and engage politically not only to better understand public opinion as it relates to what happened with the COVID-19 pandemic response.
These are just a few of the many questions we'll explore in the Citizen Commission
Questions & Goals
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The James Madison Project is an ambitious, multiyear experiment that seeks to reclaim the centrality of We the People of The United States in public discourse and focus of government policy.

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The COVID 19 Pandemic Project is  an initiative of Citizens4Health, a group of committed citizens motivated by the belief that citizen participation will contribute to solutions to the big problems that confront our nation.

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Why wasn't the U.S. better prepared for the novel coronavirus or COVID-19?

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Why was the federal response so ineffective in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic?

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What can we, the people, do to address the COVID-19 pandemic?

  • Develop a timeline for the origin, spread, and response to the COVID 19 pandemic

  • Explore the COVID 19 ecosystem, the various stakeholders, and their interaction 

  • Provide recommendations for meaningful solutions and ways to manifest them that address the entire COVID 19 ecosystem, including medical, political, scientific, public policy, and related challenges

  • Develop a structure, timeline, and mileposts for achieving the recommendations 

Goals of the Commission
Commission Goals

Absolutely nothing that has happened has been a surprise. We saw it coming. Not only did we see it, we ran the models and the gaming exercises. We had every bit of the structure in place. We’ve been talking about a biohazard risk like this for years. Anyone who says we did not see this coming has their head in the sand, or is lying through their teeth.

James Giordano, a biosecurity expert at Georgetown University Medical Center

FEATURED STAKEHOLDER

MEDIA

Journalism, the Press, and Social Media

Starting March 2023

Media Stakeholder

About the Media Stakeholder

What should be the role of the media in facilitating public opinion and dialogue?

How should the media respond to fake news and misinformation? 

The overall goal of the exploration of the media as a stakeholder is to evolve a framework for engaging citizens and facilitating public opinion based on reliable information and recognition of the centrality of the citizen in the body politic.

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An experiment in citizen engagement motivated by the belief citizens,  working together,  utilizing reliable information and tools can be trusted to address the complex problems in their community and nationally.

This is version 1.0 (very early stage) of the COVID-19 citizen commission any feedback is greatly appreciated as we develop future versions.  

Media Forum Topics

Future Topics

Government

How has the US federal, state and local governments responded to the COVID-19 pandemic? We'll examine how the government and various agencies performed throughout this pandemic, and we'll compare the U.S. response to that of other countries.

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Join the COVID-19 Pandemic

Citizen Commission

 

Take part in the experiment in citizen engagement that is  motivated by the belief that a different type of  public dialogue and engagement is necessary to enhance democracy.   

 

Together we will create  a framework for dialogue within the public sphere and evolve a way forward. 

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Future Topics
Join the Commission

Join the  COVID 19 Pandemic

Citizen Commission Version 1.0 

 

Take part in the experiment in citizen engagement that is  motivated by the belief that a different type of  public dialogue and engagement is necessary to enhance democracy.   

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