Collectively bargaining for North Carolina's US Senate seat
Cheri Beasley and Ted Budd
On November 8, 2022, North Carolina will elect either Republican Ted Budd or Democrat Cheri Beasley to the US Senate, and 2-3% of voters can control the outcome. The American Union - a national union of voters willing to cast their ballots for either party - will endorse one major party candidate in this race and in all 470 Congressional races.
We demand immediate passage of our legislative package, the Blueprint for a Better America, which will end poverty with universal basic income, end mass incarceration with major criminal justice reform, and end the endless wars by reducing militarism. It's an upgrade to our social contract for the 21st century.
The deal for Congress is simple; put this on the president's desk BEFORE the election, and earn our votes. If Sen. Burr and Rep. Budd accept our terms, Ted Budd will get the American Union endorsement. If they refuse to act, and Cheri Beasley demonstrates her support, she has the opportunity to earn the endorsement instead.
If you want to put policy over party and reject politics as usual, sign our petition to North Carolina's US Senate candidates.
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To:
Cheri Beasley and Ted Budd
From:
[Your Name]
Dear major party candidates for North Carolina's US Senate seat,
As a voter, I have a limited choices; one of you is going to win - that's just how it works. But you need swing voters to get elected, and I plan to vote with the American Union of swing voters, so we'll have oversized influence on your campaign and many, many more around the country. I'm writing to make sure you know our demands, so you can compete for our endorsement.
In Washington, you'll often be asked to vote on legislation that contains a wide variety of provisions. Even if you don't like all of them, you'll have to vote up or down on the whole package. That's just how it works.
The American Union of swing voters is giving you the same choice. Our crowdsourced legislative package, the Blueprint for a Better America, is based on our Constitutional duties, and contains more than 50 policies to end poverty, mass incarceration, and the endless wars, addressing the triple evils Martin Luther King identified as poverty, racism, and militarism.
On September 24, we'll release the final package; you, and all Americans, will have three full weeks to decide to accept it or reject it. On October 15, all Americans willing to support its immediate passage - especially candidates for Congress - can opt in to pooling their votes. It will be a roll call vote for every person running for Congress; either you go on the record as supporting an upgrade to our social contract, or you stand firmly with the status quo of 37 million Americans living in poverty, 2 million more living behind bars, and a military budget of nearly $1 trillion dollars. Which side of history do you want to be on?
I want to end poverty.
I want to end mass incarceration.
I want to end the endless wars.
And I'll be voting with the American Union. Please take up our demand to put the Blueprint for a Better America on the president's desk as soon as possible.