Why It’s Needed

We need to drive Representatives to actually represent.

Brennan Center for Justice

“Today it is clearer than ever: We are engaged in a great battle for the future of constitutional democracy in America. Nothing less.”

~~ President, Brennan Center for Justice, NYU Law School

Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes

“ Participate in the actions and passions of your time – or else be judged not to have lived at all.”

Thomas Jefferson and James Madison agreed

Each generation has the right to determine the shape of their own Government – or else we’re ‘ Ruled by the Dead. ’

Flawed Democracy
U.S. is still a “Flawed Democracy”: “Differences of opinion in the US have hardened into political sectarianism and institutional gridlock”. In 2020, the Functioning of Government “fell to a new low” (International Democracy Index 2020)
Aristocratic
Privileged, self-perpetuating ruling class supported by plutocracy.
Killing Markets
Degrading both the Political & Economic marketplaces.

#2 Issue for U.S. Millennials
Govt/Corruption (Inequality #1) (World Ec. Forum 2018)
Ruling demographics
Plutocrats | Career politicians | Party functionaries | Lawyer/lobbyist
A Fractured Nation

Intentional, fomented civic polarization for vote-pandering & fund-raising.

“Wherein the people themselves control directly all matters within their reach and competence and only in all others, by elected representatives.”
~~ Thomas Jefferson, founder University of Virginia

Democracy = The People Rule

DEMOS (The People) + KRATOS (God of power)
Sovereign power rests with the people to control their own government.

Representative Democracy = Republic

The People act directly for government control, or
Through enjoined elected representatives

Mandate Democracy^® = Direct public control & compelled representatives

Mandate

A decree, an edict that representatives act accordingly.
A command to bind representatives.

Mandate Referendum

A fiat: Authoritative electoral pronouncement.
Imposes electoral authority over acts of accountable officials

Mandate Democracy^®

Referenda compliance: an obligation for gaining and holding elected office.

Politically Compulsory

Pre-pledged adherence from candidates.
Coercive enforcement by monitored public and media accountability.
Recall & No-Confidence referenda on elected and appointed officials.

Citizen Initiated & Administered

Freed from usual state-level initiative blockades:
- Legislatures, petitions, time limits, big money.
- Votes on reforms squelched by entrenched Parties.

Precepts for Mandate Democracy^®

A Republic means a government by its citizens in mass, acting directly and personally…
“… government is more or less republican…as it has this ingredient of direct action of the citizens.”
OVERDUE STRUCTURAL REFORM
“ We must extricate & rehabilitate democracy & government ”
“ We’re entering an era of confrontational politics ”
“ We MUST HAVE profound structural change ”

Prof. Terry Moe, Stanford, Political Science, Senior Fellow Hoover Institution

“The mother principle [is] that ‘governments are republican only in proportion as they embody the will of their people, and execute it.'”
“The Constitution of the United States asserts that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves; that it is their right and duty.”

– Thomas Jefferson
We have a genuine crisis NOW: A matter of URGENCY
“Global [radical] populism is a reflection of ineffective government ”
“ There must be an agenda-setting authority: YOU MUST ACT!”
“ Super-majorities want meaningful ACTION

Prof. William Howell, Univ of Chicago Director Center for Effective Government

Why It’s Needed

We need to drive Representatives to actually represent.

Brennan Center for Justice

Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes

Thomas Jefferson and James Madison agreed

Flawed Democracy

Aristocratic

Killing Markets

#2 Issue for U.S. Millennials

Ruling demographics

A Fractured Nation

Democracy = The People Rule

Representative Democracy = Republic

Mandate Democracy^® = Direct public control & compelled representatives

Mandate

Mandate Referendum

Mandate Democracy^®

Politically Compulsory

Citizen Initiated & Administered

Precepts for Mandate Democracy^®

OVERDUE STRUCTURAL REFORM

We have a genuine crisis NOW: A matter of URGENCY

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Why It’s Needed

We need to drive Representatives to actually represent.

Brennan Center for Justice

Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes

Thomas Jefferson and James Madison agreed

Democracy = The People Rule

Representative Democracy = Republic

Mandate Democracy® = Direct public control & compelled representatives

Mandate

Mandate Referendum

Mandate Democracy®

Politically Compulsory

Citizen Initiated & Administered

Precepts for Mandate Democracy®

QuickLinks

Get Involved

Mandate Democracy^® = Direct public control & compelled representatives

Mandate Democracy^®

Precepts for Mandate Democracy^®