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What the Amendment Will Do.

We are drafting a comprehensive constitutional amendment to address the structural capture of our political system by concentrated wealth and power. The items below describe what the amendment will do if adopted. This work is ongoing, and if there are additional structural reforms you believe it should address, we invite you to share them. 

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Voting Rights

Lobbying and Influence

Money in Politics

 Affirms, protects, and expands the right to vote, and ensures that every vote carries equal weight. One person, one vote.

Money in Politics

Lobbying and Influence

Money in Politics

 Removes all private money from political campaigns and elections, ensuring public office is accountable to voters rather than donors. 

Lobbying and Influence

Lobbying and Influence

Lobbying and Influence

 Places strict limits on lobbying and revolving-door influence to prevent private interests from writing public policy. 

Gerrymandering

Corporate Power and Personhood

Lobbying and Influence

 Prohibits partisan gerrymandering of electoral districts by requiring fair, independent redistricting that reflects the will of voters. 

Corporate Power and Personhood

Corporate Power and Personhood

Corporate Power and Personhood

 Clarifies that constitutional rights belong to natural persons, not corporations, and places firm limits on corporate political power. 

Ranked Choice Voting

Corporate Power and Personhood

Corporate Power and Personhood

 Establishes ranked choice voting to ensure majority support, allow voters to express their true preferences without fear of a "spoiling" vote, and allow independent candidates to compete fairly. 

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National Popular Vote

Financial Transparency of Officeholders

Financial Transparency of Officeholders

 Establishes a national popular vote for President and Vice President so every vote carries equal weight, regardless of where it is cast. 

Financial Transparency of Officeholders

Financial Transparency of Officeholders

Financial Transparency of Officeholders

 Requires full financial disclosure by elected officials to prevent conflicts of interest and ensure accountability to the public, and prohibits private trading of securities by elected officials. 

Media and Information Integrity

Financial Transparency of Officeholders

Digital Manipulation and Election Security

 Establishes transparency and accountability standards for political media and advertising to protect the public from coordinated deception. 

Digital Manipulation and Election Security

Digital Manipulation and Election Security

Digital Manipulation and Election Security

 Establishes safeguards against coordinated digital manipulation and covert interference in elections to protect free and fair elections. 

Enforcement and Accountability

Digital Manipulation and Election Security

Term Limits and Judicial Tenure

 Establishes independent enforcement mechanisms to ensure constitutional rules are followed and violations carry meaningful consequences. 

Term Limits and Judicial Tenure

Digital Manipulation and Election Security

Term Limits and Judicial Tenure

 Establishes reasonable, conditional term limits for elected offices and judicial appointments to prevent the concentration of power and promote democratic renewal. 

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Preventing Government Shutdowns

State-Initiated Constitutional Amendments

State-Initiated Constitutional Amendments

 Guarantees the uninterrupted functioning of government to protect workers, services, and the public interest. 

State-Initiated Constitutional Amendments

State-Initiated Constitutional Amendments

State-Initiated Constitutional Amendments

 Establishes a formal, state-initiated process for proposing constitutional amendments independent of Congress, adding a direct constitutional pathway for structural reform. 

Essential Rights and the General Welfare

State-Initiated Constitutional Amendments

Essential Rights and the General Welfare

 Affirms and protects the essential rights necessary to secure life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and to promote the general welfare in a modern society. 

Economic Freedom and Fair Markets

Civic Education and Democratic Literacy

Essential Rights and the General Welfare

 Prevents extreme concentrations of economic power that distort markets, suppress competition, and limit innovation and broad economic opportunity. 

Civic Education and Democratic Literacy

Civic Education and Democratic Literacy

Civic Education and Democratic Literacy

 Ensures access to robust civic education so citizens understand their rights, responsibilities, and how a government of, by, and for the people is meant to function. 

Equal and Secure Citizenship

Civic Education and Democratic Literacy

Civic Education and Democratic Literacy

 Affirms equal citizenship under the law and protects the civil rights necessary for full participation in the political process. 

Commitment to Peace and Limits on War Powers

Affirms America's commitment to peace over conflict and reasserts constitutional limits on war-making authority and strengthens the people’s oversight, through Congress, of decisions to use military force. 

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