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In all instances, we filter each situation through our justice lens. We ask ourselves, "What is the power dynamic and how can it be more fair?"
ALL PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE
Non-negotiable. If one cannot agree to this simple precept, they have no business being a part of our Coalition. We do not tolerate intolerance and will not debate the humanity of any of our fellow Neighbors.
NEIGHBOR "BE YOURSELF" PRIDE
We are done allowing the GOP to divide us through identity politics. If you are human, we Welcome, Protect and Honor your Humanity, regardless of qualifiers. You are our Neighbor.
WORKER SOLIDARITY
General Strike NOW
Pro-Union & Co-op
Living Wage
Taxpayer Funded Higher Education
Taxpayer Funded Health Care
Tie pay to inflation. If inflation goes up, so must pay.
Address nepotism
END CORPORATE WELFARE
End Citizens United. Corporations are not people and if they were, they would be sociopaths. Immoral business decisions are still immoral and we must hold them accountable.
Corporations must pay a living wage
Prioritize prosecuting white collar crime
Match Corporate and Individual Tax Levels to pre-Reagan era.
Close bankruptcy loopholes that screw over class action lawsuits. We must force them to pay. No more sweetheart deals
Tax billionaires out of existence, and...
Provide those at a certain wealth threshold with a government liasion (probation) and full annual audit of all their businesses. Prosecute to the fullest extent of the law any anomalies.
Make shell companies illegal
ENFORCE & EXPAND ANTI-TRUST LAWS
Break up all major monopolies
Sue & Imprison Elon Musk for his role in DOGE and stealing our information
Sue & Imprison Peter Thiel for his role in buying elections
Expand Anti-Trust Laws: put caps on size by market share, change rules to make mergers more difficult or impossible, force competition
CONGRESS
Fix Congressional wages to 1.5x the median income for their district
Term limits: 4 for Representatives, 2 for Senators
Abolish the Electoral College
Clarify the role of the filibuster, remove if necessary
Require tax disclosure for all candidates and FULL DIVESTMENT for all duly-elected officials
Ban lobbyists from talking to anyone in Congress
Use Town Halls to set up a "jury duty"-like system for lobbyists to take their projects directly to the people in the district. If they want to wine and dine, they'll have to do it for 100+ people.
Ban money from corporations and PACs, cap donations
Independent ethics committee overseeing Congress, Judiciary and Executive
Independent oversight of Congressional spending on travel, expenses, etc. Congresspeople do not control their own expenses. Must get approval. DC accommodations handled by this oversight committee. Every dollar will be accounted for in annual reports for each Congressperson and available online for We the People to see.
Tie all government pay to inflation.
Establish National Voting Weekend for Midterms and Presidential elections. Require employers to give at least one day off during this period so everyone gets the chance to vote.
PRO-SCIENCE
We trust scientific experts in their respective fields
We do not trust the pharmaceutical or insurance industries
Doctors over insurers until the insurers are gone
TAX-FUNDED EDUCATION
Repeal No Child Left Behind Act
Remove standardized testing requirements
Pay teachers more; tie pay to 2x median income in their District
Pay Administration, especially Superintendents less; tie pay to 4x median income in their District
National Standards administered by the newly revamped Department of Education
Teach how to be a good Neighbor in schools, such as teaching empathy and compassion
Teach Complete American History
TAX-FUNDED HEALTH CARE
Abolish Private Health Care
Prosecute abusers of DEFEND, DENY, DEPOSE
WOMEN'S/REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
Patient care is between the doctor and the patient.
Women's right to choose, be it professionally, familial or anything in between. We stand with Women!
Codify Roe v. Wade, the sensible compromise we ALREADY PASSED 50 YEARS AGO!
POLICE REFORM
End qualified immunity
Redefine the roles of a beat cop. Addiction counselors, therapists and social workers would make the best beat cops. We must transform police institutions to be OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, RATHER THAN ABOVE IT.
Pass laws to require deescalation
Pass laws to reduce traffic stop escalation; cannot "find" cause if its just a broken taillight. Abuse of these rules results in termination.
Recruit Good Neighbors to be officers.
Abuse is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Completely roll back privatization of prisons
List all white supremacist organizations as domestic terrorist organizations and prosecute to the fullest extent of the law
Hold ICE agents accountable for their illegal actions
DIGITAL RIGHTS
Opt-out by default
We own our information; if they want it, they must ask and reimburse us for it.
Prosecute all abuse of our digital rights
Found an enforcement arm of the executive branch to protect our rights, digital and otherwise
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Freedom to worship as we choose
Freedom to love as we choose
Protect children from predators
PRO-SEMITISM/ANTI-ZIONISM
Palestinians and Jews are both Semites
We stand with Palestinians against Israeli's genocidal regime
Imprison Netanyahu for War Crimes
We support a Two-state solution