Platform — Forward Party
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Platform — Forward Party
https://www.forwardparty.com/platform
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American Scorecard
Measure economic prosperity using a wider index that measures human as well as monetary indicators.
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Term Limits
Support a constitutional amendment that would limit individuals to a maximum of 18 years in each chamber of Congress.
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Ranked Choice Voting
Adopt ranked-choice voting systems for all elections that better captures the will of the majority of voters.
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Open Primaries
Adopt open primary systems so that more people can participate in selecting the eventual general election candidates and thus have a voice in our country's leadership.
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Independent Redistricting Commissions
Voters should be choosing their representatives rather than representatives choosing their voters.
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Data as a Property Right
Enhance the ability of individuals to keep their privacy intact and their autonomy while using modern devices and the internet.
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Stop the DC Revolving Door
Limit the ability of elected officials and regulators to move immediately into lucrative positions that give them a motive to fail to properly regulate an industry while in the public service.
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Citizen's Portal
A Citizen's Portal would enable the government to better serve its people, providing information and services directly to everyone.
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Department Of Technology
Revive the Office of Technology Assessment and separately create a Department of Technology within the Executive Branch to better equip our elected officials with the expertise needed to regulate emerging technologies.
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Automatic Tax Filing
Make taxes as simple and streamlined as possible, ensuring that people get their refunds in a timely manner and don't need to spend hours and money to go through the current process.
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Democracy Dollars
Fight the influence of mega-donors in our elections and allow the voice of the people to be amplified by providing every American voter with $100 Democracy Dollars for each federal- and state-level election cycle
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American Exchange Program
Initiate the American Exchange Program as part of our public education system to foster civic engagement while introducing young Americans to fellow peers they would otherwise never have the opportunity to meet.
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Civic Juries
Convene “civic juries” made up of representative groups of Americans to deliberate on key issues and legislation.
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Accessible and Secure Voting
Voting is time consuming and seemingly set up to disenfranchise large swaths of voters, which is why turnout even in presidential elections lags behind many other countries. We can restore confidence and engagement in the democratic process by making voting easier and more secure.
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