The Japanese were on to something.
We live in a society where doctors and lawyers along with a lot of other professions need to be licenced to perform their work, and with the recent rash of lip synching incidents, now seems like as good a time as any to implement a new system for dealing with these egregious performance frauds, and I think I have come up with a very workable and entertaining solution.
People who want to have a career singing in concert will have to perform Karaoke on television at least twice a year to obtain a licence to perform for the general public. Call it a spot check.
Basically, the audience would chose the songs that the alleged performer would have to sing so they couldn't just fake it with a studio recording they've already made, and it would be broadcast live coast-to-coast on network tv. The audience would then assess if you did indeed have the stuff to perform before a larger audience and the artist would be granted a license to play any show they wanted to.
Feasibly, this system would be somewhat limited, as there are many artists who can perform live, but there isn't enough air time for them all to take the test... so therefore, the cutoff point for having to obtain this licence would be... perhaps having sold 250,000 albums, or have a series of more regional license tests to weed out those who can't sing without technological support.
I don't think this is an unreasonable proposal... prove you can do the job.... and that you aren't a big fat faker who gets by on looks and the ability to shake their ass alone. So, if you are with me, after the election, send a letter to every politician you can and demand this kind of system be put into place.... and let the talented rise above the mediocre once and for all!