Refresh America Platform

What should freedom-loving American’s do in response to Trump’s autocratic rule by executive order, bypassing the House and Senate, and ignoring the Courts?

Start with the ideals and goals that made America great and bring them up to the modern world.

If we ever get to a next election, the Democratic Party or its replacement must have a platform that the average American can understand and support.

Businesses exist to deliver goods and services to people by following economic realities. It is the role of government to ensure that businesses met their obligations. It is not the role of the government to give tax breaks to corporations and bail them out if their risky bets fail.

Yes, corporations have legitimate concerns about laws and regulations that affect their businesss. To that end, It makes sense they are allowed to make contributions to political events, but they should be constrained to the same contribution limits and review as individual contributions.

A few platform planks to start with:

The Constitution must be updated to deal with financial, scientific, and social changes that have transformed the world since 1789.
- If government officials refuse to appear or give testimony under oath before a legitimate oversight of another branch of the federal government, they are subject to an immediate and automatic gag order when talking to media outlets on that topic.
- Volunteer aides must be subjected to open vetting for possible cross-purpose interests and with Senate approval if they act on behalf of the people of the United States.
- Amnesty. Limited to one use on one case per presidential term.
- Supreme Court justices. Limited to 12 years on the bench, with a rolling termination. They must adhere to a strict, compulsory code of ethics. Violating their oath ends their term and an interim Justice can be appointed by the president with the Senates concurrence.
Taxation at the same progressive rates for people, corporations, and religious institutions.
- Income is not separated into earned and capital gains.
- FICA taxes are applied across all income levels
The Annual Federal Budget and Net Worth statements. Goal is the Annual Budget deficit is less than annual Net Worth gain.