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Fixing Government: The Pivot Party’s Vision

Our government was built to serve the people, but today it feels stuck and disconnected. Congress struggles to get anything done, the judicial and executive branches are mired in outdated systems, and corruption has allowed special interests to take control. Instead of serving the public, the government often serves itself.

The Pivot Party believes it’s time to rebuild our government to work for the people again. By increasing transparency, limiting power, and removing corruption, we can create a government that represents everyone, not just a select few.

The Pivot Party’s Plan for Government Reform

We have a clear plan to make government more accountable, efficient, and focused on the people:

1. Increase Transparency:

   • Create an easy-to-use transparency platform where citizens can track government spending, decisions, and policies in real time.

   • Require public disclosure of meetings between politicians and lobbyists.

   • Make campaign funding and donations fully transparent to expose undue influence.

2. Impose Term Limits:

   • Limit the terms of senators, representatives, and other elected officials to prevent career politicians from holding power indefinitely.

   • Encourage fresh ideas and new leaders by regularly rotating leadership.

3. Remove Corruption:

   • Ban politicians from becoming lobbyists after leaving office.

   • Strengthen enforcement of ethics rules to hold leaders accountable.

   • End corporate influence by limiting campaign donations and stopping special interest groups from buying political favor.

4. Streamline Congress:

   • Refocus Congress on major national issues instead of micromanaging minor ones.

   • Delegate smaller decisions to states and local governments to empower communities.

   • Modernize Congressional procedures to make them faster and more efficient.

5. Revamp the Judicial and Executive Branches:

   • Introduce term limits for Supreme Court justices to keep the judiciary balanced and fair.

   • Ensure judges are selected based on qualifications and impartiality, not politics.

   • Simplify the executive branch to cut bureaucracy and improve responsiveness.

6. Empower States and Individuals:

   • Return more decision-making power to states and local governments where issues are better understood.

   • Protect individual rights by ensuring federal policies reflect the Constitution’s original intent to prioritize people over centralized power.

A Government That Works for You

The Pivot Party envisions a government that’s open, efficient, and free of corruption. By empowering states and individuals, improving transparency, and limiting special interests, we can rebuild trust and make government serve the people again.

What Went Wrong: Key Problems in Government

To fix our government, we need to understand the pivotal moments that shaped its failures:

1. The 17th Amendment (1913):

   • This amendment shifted the election of senators from state legislatures to popular vote. While increasing democratic participation, it also weakened states’ influence in federal decision-making, centralizing power in Washington.

2. The Budget and Accounting Act (1921):

   • While establishing centralized budgeting was intended to improve efficiency, it also concentrated financial control in the executive branch, reducing transparency and oversight.

3. The Administrative Procedure Act (1946):

   • This act aimed to standardize federal agency rulemaking, but over time, it has led to excessive bureaucracy and inefficiency, creating layers of red tape that stifle responsiveness.

4. The Federal Election Campaign Act (1971) and Buckley v. Valeo (1976):

   • The FECA aimed to regulate campaign financing, but the Supreme Court’s ruling in Buckley v. Valeo equated money with free speech, allowing wealthier individuals and corporations to exert disproportionate influence on elections.

5. Term Limit Rejections (1995):

   • The Supreme Court struck down state-imposed term limits for federal officials, ensuring career politicians could remain entrenched in power.

6. The Lobbying Disclosure Act (1995):

   • While designed to increase transparency, loopholes have allowed special interest groups to continue influencing legislation with minimal accountability.

7. Citizens United v. FEC (2010):

   • This ruling enabled unlimited corporate spending in elections, further entrenching special interest influence and sidelining the voices of everyday Americans.

By addressing these pivotal moments, we can chart a new path forward. We must restore balance, eliminate corruption, and ensure our government serves the people, not special interests. we can chart a new path forward. We must restore balance, eliminate corruption, and ensure our government serves the people, not special interests.

By addressing these issues, we can create a government that truly works for the people. It’s time to pivot toward a future where democracy is transparent, fair, and efficient.

It’s time to pivot. Let’s rebuild a government that serves everyone, not just the powerful few.