Members of Congress
The historic responsibility of members of Congress is to distill ideas from the citizenry and to bring these into the American political process.
Unlike many issues that live or die on Capitol Hill, the international implications of Public Talks are very different. U.S. rejection of Public Talks will lead to proposals to other organizations and nations, starting with the European Union, to establish what will potentially be a world communication process.
The advancement of Public Talks in Congress may turn on vision. Vision not only of this new process, but the many elements that would surround the original creation of the terms, rules and overall structure for Public Talks.
The rationale objective to seek a widely accepted level communication playing field would lead the organizing committee – perhaps overseen by the State Department – to invite representatives from many nations to participate. This very involved process will naturally create categories of varying uses of Public talks.
Yet this development process will create something else: unprecedented worldwide expectations for this new form of political dialogue. For the first time ever, average citizens in many nations and continents will realize a simple truth: If diplomats fail to reach agreement, we will have access to the many details of disputes between societies as never before.
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