Common Ground
The system is rigged — and everyone knows it. Common Ground is our commitment to fixing the machinery of democracy itself. Campaign finance reform that gets dark money out. Ranked-choice voting that gives you real choices. Transparency rules that let you see exactly where every dollar goes. Anti-corruption standards with teeth. A government that works for citizens, not for donors. This pillar is the reason the party exists.
Rights & Freedoms
Category page- No. 17LGBTQ+ Rights
The US is the only major Western democracy without comprehensive federal LGBTQ+ non-discrimination protections.
- No. 18Voting Rights
Democracy only works when every citizen can participate. Gerrymandering, voter ID laws, and polling place closures are making it harder — deliberately.
- No. 21Internet, Privacy & Big Tech
The US is the only major democracy without a federal privacy law. A $323 billion data broker industry extracts your life for profit. Your data belongs to you.
- No. 30Media & Press Freedom
3,500 newspapers closed since 2005. 213 counties have no local news. The US dropped from 32nd to 57th in press freedom. The press is the immune system of democracy.
- No. 37Disability Rights
70 million Americans have a disability. The employment gap is 43 percentage points. The SSI asset limit — $2,000 — hasn't changed since 1989. Protection on paper is not participation in practice.
- No. 44Separation of Church & State
We are not against religion. We are against government officials using their office to push their faith on the people they serve. Elected officials work for all citizens — Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, atheist, and everyone else. Your faith is yours. Government's job is to protect it — not promote it.
- No. 45DC & Puerto Rico Statehood
3.9 million Americans in DC and Puerto Rico pay taxes, serve in the military, and are subject to federal law — but cannot vote for the people who write it. This is colonialism by another name.
Justice & Equality
Category page- No. 22Racial Justice
Median Black household wealth is projected to reach zero by 2053. Closing the racial wealth gap is not charity — it is economic policy.
- No. 23Indigenous Rights
The US signed 370 treaties as supreme law under Article VI. It has violated nearly all of them. The minimum legal obligation is to finally keep its word.
- No. 24Campaign Finance
Just 1.05% of Americans provided 78% of 2024 campaign contributions. Economic elites have substantial policy influence; average citizens have near-zero. Money out. People in.
- No. 31Government Corruption
The post-Watergate reforms were built on norms, not law. The US fell to 29th on the global corruption index — its lowest ever. Every norm becomes law. Every watchdog gets teeth.
- No. 46Supreme Court Reform
The Supreme Court is the only branch of government with no term limits, no binding ethics code, and no meaningful accountability. 18-year terms. Binding ethics. Expand to 18 seats. Supermajority to overturn precedent.
- No. 47Congressional Term Limits
82% of Americans support term limits. 12-year cap across both chambers, staggered so institutional knowledge is preserved. Representatives, not rulers. See also Issues #18 and #31.
- No. 50Ethics in Politics
It should be against the law for elected officials to knowingly lie to the people they serve. 3-month campaign windows. Congressional housing so members can focus on governing. The job is legislating — not fundraising, not lying, not worrying about rent.
In the news
Current stories that touch these positions, from the Common Good Dispatch, with the party’s analysis of what each one means.