Jerrol LeBaron

Jerrol LeBaron is the CEO of InkTip.com and the producer of the upcoming documentary Honor in Office.
Background
Mr. LeBaron was born in 1963, grew up in Southern California and resides in Tujunga, California. His political interest is the quantity of bad legislation being passed at the state and federal levels. With growing evidence that many legislators didn't bother to read the bills before voting, and were voting for laws that profoundly affected citizens without being fully cognizant of what they were voting for, he decided something should be done about it.
Honor In Office Act
In 2009 Honor In Office was established as a political committee whose focus is on improving the quality of leadership in office.
Honor In Office drafted the Honor In Office Act which states:
:1. In order to give citizens the time to provide thoughtful input which legislators then have an opportunity to review before their vote, and to also afford legislators the time to read and understand the final version of the bill, no vote to pass or defeat a bill shall occur in either the House or the Senate until four days (including weekends and holidays) after the absolute entirety of the final version of the bill has been posted in a publicly accessible fashion, on the Internet, continuously, up through the point the vote is completed. Any alterations, revisions, additions or deletions to the bill, during this four day public review period, require a reposting and restart of the review period. This requirement shall not apply to dire emergencies involving state security or natural catastrophes for which immediate action is required to prevent further loss of life.
:2. No member of the legislative assembly shall vote in favor of the passage of any bill by either house unless such member certifies that he or she has fully read and understood the contents of such bill. Prior to voting in favor of the passage of any bill, each member of the legislative assembly who intends to vote in favor of such bill shall execute a written statement in the following language and form:
:"I hereby certify under penalty of perjury that I, personally, have read in its entirety, and that I have taken the steps to understand the entire contents of this bill and its ramifications to the best of my ability."
:A vote in favor of the passage of a bill shall not be counted unless it is determined that the member casting such vote has executed this writing. This certification requirement shall not apply to committee votes.
:3. Prior to voting on any bill, each member of the legislative assembly who intends to vote shall execute a written statement in the following language and form:
:"I hereby certify under penalty of perjury that I have not committed any act in violation of Sections 9 of Article IV of the North Dakota Constitution, in connection with . I further certify under penalty of perjury that, to the best of my knowledge, my vote on has not been influenced by any act taken by myself or by any person upon me in violation of North Dakota Century Code chapters 12.1-12 and 54-05.1."
:A vote shall not be counted unless it is determined that the member casting such vote has executed this writing. This certification requirement shall not apply to committee votes.
Film documentary
To help voters understand the process of writing the Honor In Office Act and of getting the measure on to the ballot to be voted, LeBaron brought a film crew to North Dakota. The upcoming political documentary, Honor In Office, is scheduled for release in late 2011. The film includes dozens of interviews with local and state lawmakers, radio and television personalities and gives a firsthand look at the workings of politics at a state level.
Appearances
* Rick Amato - conservative political commentator, syndicated newsletter writer, columnist, and talk show host.
* Ted Baehr - American media critic and Chairman of the Christian Film and Television Commission.

* Scott Baugh - Republican U.S. politician, served in the California State Assembly from 1995-2000.

* Ed Begley Jr. - an American actor and environmentalist.

* Dean Cain - an American actor most widely known for his role as Clark Kent/Superman.

* Brian Darling - a senior fellow in government studies at The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think-tank.

* Marcia Fritz - President of the California Foundation for Fiscal Responsibility.

* Carry Harrison - host of Go Harrison Radio, a .

* William Holder - Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting and Director, SEC and Financial Reporting Institute, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California.

* Gary Jacobson - Professor of Politics and the Director of Undergraduate Studies at the University of California, San Diego.
* Desmond Lachman - American Enterprise Institute.

* Jerrol LeBaron.

* Barbara Maynard - Executive Director of the Horizon Institute, a political think tank focused on the economy.

* Laura Murphy - Legislative Director of the ACLU.

* Richard Nephew II - Seneca Nation of Indians Council Chairman, New York.

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