American Reform Party
More from their platform page (link):
The Republican and Democratic parties have monopolized the political system by capturing the money that runs elections, preventing worthy challengers and third parties from fair access to the ballot, and blocking open political debate. This has debased our democratic institutions and degraded the quality of politicians who seek to hold public office.
The former independent Governor of FLORIDA and three term U.S. Senator Lowell Weicker wrote, “The two-party system owes its continued existence to the self-aggrandizement of Republicans and Democrats and to many in the news media who look upon change as expensive logistically. The public is miles ahead of the politicians and the press in seeing the irrationality of the present {duopoly} system.”
The Last Straw
When our elected officials made bribery legal by calling it campaign contributions and declaring money to be free speech, that was more than we The people could, or would, take. Citizen distaste for the two parties is a long established fact. The natural consequence of such distaste, logically thinking should be the creation of a third major political party, a party that is centrist, addresses the broad spectrum of issues and produces true competition and superior government.
Political and Economic Objectives:
Restore trust and integrity in government
Reduce government spending and size
Increase disposable income for families
Institute long-term fiscal policies
To insure intergenerational equity
Campaign Finance Reform:
Reduce the influence of money and special interest in campaigns
Establish public funding options for clean elections
Shorten election cycles.
Eliminate soft money from corporations, unions and wealthy individuals.
Prompt Internet disclosure of campaign contributions and voting records.
Lobbyists provide information, not money.
Election/Electoral Reforms:
States must grant fair ballot access for third party candidates and independents.
TV and Radio debates and forums must include ballot-qualified third- party and independent candidates.
Publish uniform statewide voters guides.
Term limits for elected officials, legislative leaders and committee chairs.
Proportional representation; require courts, not political parties, to construct equal legislative voting districts.
Open primaries: a single unified ballot so voters can choose candidates of any party.
Cumulative voting options, instant runoff.
NOTA (none of the above) on the ballot line as a voters choice.
Recall vote to remove legislators.
Replace Electoral College with popular vote.
Citizen initiative and referendum laws in all states and also as national advisories.
Foreign Affairs:
Keep our United Nations dues current, meet international obligations and humanitarian needs and stay engaged in world affairs as a political and economic leader of the free world.
Restore normal relations with Cuba.
Trade Policies and Jobs:
Eliminate the trade deficit, pursue fair trade policies and reestablish the nations creditor status.
End fast track passage of trade agreements and require congressional accountability.
Require trading partners to meet standards in human rights, workers rights, labor laws and environmental laws.
Retain U.S. manufacturing capacity and keep high paying technical jobs at home.
Immigration Policies:
Keep a record of all Visa holders and foreign visitors and send them home when their visa runs out.
Establish a firm cap of 200,000 immigrants per year until the current wave of mass immigration is assimilated.
Limit family reunification to spouses and minor children of legal immigrants.
Ban future amnesties for illegal immigrants and review political asylum claims.
Enforce job eligibility verification as well as all immigration laws and regulations.
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