We the people of the United States should have another option for guiding national policy besides the major parties. The American Union is that option; a union of swing voters (citizens willing to vote for both Republicans and Democrats) who will collectively bargain with their bloc of votes in the November election. The demands—end poverty, end mass incarceration, end the endless wars—are detailed in a legislative package [PDF] written by the people, for the people.  

Because a union of swing voters uses its power to decide races, it does not run candidates. With no official status on the ballot, recognition of the American Union must be volunteered. The fast for peace—a 24-hour, water only fast that is mostly on the 15th of the month—serves as that voluntary act. Dinner-to-dinner fasts are common. The shared self-sacrifice of the fast also helps generate the moral authority for the 2024 legislative demands, which address Martin Luther King's triple evils of poverty, racism and militarism.

• Ending poverty includes $1,400/month unconditional basic income for adults + $467/kids; 18 weeks paid family leave; and a public option for health insurance.
• Ending mass incarceration includes major criminal justice reform of police, prosecutors, and prisons.
• Ending the endless wars includes military downsizing and improving our moral standing on the world stage.

The solution to political polarization isn't to fight harder, but to create the conditions for a peaceful resolution. The fast for peace serves as a temporary truce, an agreement to stop fighting for a day and cooperate around advancing shared policy goals.

If you're willing to pledge your vote in November behind the demand that Congress immediately enact the American Union's legislative package, please fill out this form. You will receive a reminder email on October 13, with a Zoom link to a meetup at 7pm ET on the 15th.

For a better understanding of how the American Union can establish the United States as a leader in 21st-century collaborative democracy by using game theory and the principles of nonviolence, your confirmation email includes links to download a free copy of the sci-fi novel Looking Backward from the Tricentennial. The conversations within the novel also offer details on the 2024 legislative package.

Happy fasting!