1.Abolish the death penalty.

When even the American Bar Association is calling for a moritorium on executions, I believe it is time to pay attention; these are not generally the bleeding-heart types and are on the front lines of legal battles.

The accepted view of it being better to execute one innocent person to guarantee execution of 9 guilty ones fails to hold water-in fact I believe the converse to be true: it's better that 9 guilty parties allowed to live (albeit in prison for life) than for the state or government to kill an innocent person.

And if the powers that be really feel that the convicted person deserves to die for their crime, and have proven it way beyond any doubt whatsoever as well as exhausted any and all tests concerning DNA and other biological evidence; how about letting the victim's family do the deed rather than someone who never knew the victim-never nursed or nurtured or laughed with the victim? If I were a criminal, the fact that the family of someone I had killed would be allowed 45 minutes-armed- in a closed facility would serve as a powerful deterent.

2. Decriminalize drugs
In addition to decriminalization, I would release all persons convicted of simple possession (possession only)and free up some prison beds for real criminals.
Pot should not be any more difficult to obtain than alcohol; booze is restricted to over 21 and when operating a vehicle, so drugs would be subject to the same criteria.
Additionally, marijuana for medicinal purposes will be available as easily as antibiotics; it makes no sense to deny the terminally ill a natural remedy because of some law that came about due to robber barons trying to corner a market in lumber.

3. Voting in favor of war
Any polician voting in favor of waging war on any other country will be required to maintain position on the front lines for the duration of said war.

No Green Zones, no special forces to accompany them, no secret in-and-out trips for photo ops. Front line fighting amongst the lowliest troops with the same weapons and armor (or lack thereof) and at the same pay scale.

4. Nuclear option
Any and all politicians and/or policy wonks supporting nuclear bombing shall be stationed in the general vicinity of the proposed bombing until such option is off the table. If they are serious about wanting to nuke someone else, they should have no problem with dealing with the effects of such.

5. No riders to bills
Period. No pork, no gimmes to lobbyists.

6. Abolish capital crimes based on job/position
No longer will it be more of a crime to murder a congresscritter or President than it would be to murder your next-door-neighbor. If it's a crime, it's a crime no matter what position one holds in the community-the POTUS has no more value based on actual organs or minerals in the body than the crackhead on the corner. We all bleed red; we are allegedly all born equal aren't we?

I doubt seriously I would make a good President; I'm sure I would be every bit as big an asshole as any other but I would differ in that I would begin every daily briefing, every Congressional session with a reading of the Constitution rather than a prayer. It would be my hope that eventually, the words would sink in and effect some much-needed change.