#1 - Ballot initiatives
Ballot initiatives are an under-utilized tool for change.
Many states have progressive and populist pasts with public referendums in their governing process.
Different States, Different Types of Ballot Initiatives
Initiated Statutes and Amendments
Initiated Statutes only
Referendum only
Initiated Amendments only
No Initiative and Referendum
Women’s healthcare privacy has begun to realize the power of direct votes.
KS, KY, OH, MO, AZ, NV & MT - all Red or Purple states - have recently enshrined progressive abortion protections into their constitutions.
Deep blue CA recently enshrined populist theft penalties into its constitution.
We will expand the use of ballots initiatives to find pragmatic middle ground on the most gridlocked issues.
#2 - Lobbying
Lobbying is: the act of inserting a political agenda within the inner circles of lawmakers.
Lobbying is social grooming. It’s relationship building through eating, drinking, and spending time with key decision-makers.
Lobbyists are skilled bridge-builders.
big corporations & AIPAC know influence.
Their power comes from lobbying both sides.
Largest corporate political action committees
American-Israeli Public Affairs Committee
We are copying that lobbying strategy for the men and women whose daily lives are affected by these stuck political issues.
The Five Pathways to Social Reform
Constitutional amendment
Consensus legislation or ballot initiative
Supreme Court mandate
Executive order
Armed conflict
Lobbying is essential to accomplish the top two strongest reforms.
robust political organizations used to score victories.
We will codify more laws for social movements in the next four years than have been accomplished in the last four decades.