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11. And Many More...
- Apprenticeship & Non-College Career Paths
- Zoning Reform & Housing Deregulation
- Disaster Preparedness & Infrastructure Resilience
- Privacy & Digital Rights
- Mental Health, and many more areas

10. Electoral Reform
- Ban gerrymandering using independent commissions
- Mandate open-source voting machine software
- Increase transparency in political donations
- Institute ranked-choice voting to reduce polarization

9. Independence from China
-End US dependence on Chinese-made medicine, electronic & infrastructure materials
-Bring supply chains home/nearshore them to allies
-Strengthen domestic rare earth mining w/strict environmental standards
-Create a nat. strategic manufacturing reserve for key industries

8. Limits & Ethics Reform
- Impose 18 year term limits of Supreme Court Justices
- Term Limits for Congress
- Ban Congress members from trading stocks
- Impose lifetime lobbying bans on ex-lawmakers and regulators

7. Build-Up Local Economies
-Federal support for co-ops, locals farms & credit unions
-Ban foreign corporate ownership of US farmland, including Chinese & multinational purchases
-Expand USPS banking & public broadband
-Enforce antitrust laws to protect small town businesses from corporate buyouts

6. Protecting Civil Liberties
- Repeal or replace Section 702 of FISA
- Ban mass NSA surveillance of Americans
- End "no-fly list" secrecy & restore due process
- Defend First Amendment rights, left or right, against state or tech overreach

5. The Opioid Crisis
-Fund state-based addiction treatment centers through bipartisan bills. Open-access recovery centers in every county
-Secure supply chains to crack down on fentanyl imports. Increase regulation at ports w/o militarizing the border
-Decriminalize possession & prioritize treatment

4. Criminal Justice
- Ban civil asset forfeiture without conviction
- Restore due process rights
- End qualified immunity in civil suits
- Hold bad Police Officers accountable without dismantling departments
- Invest in de-escalation, use of force training & mental health responder programs

3. Meaningful 2nd Amendment Reform
- Mandatory universal background checks
- Community-based gun safety reforms
- Incentivized safe storage programs, not mandates
- Training programs for legal gun owners through public grants

2. Break Up Monopolies
- Enforce antitrust laws on Big Tech, Big Ag & Big Pharma
- Amazon, Google, Tyson & Pfizer shouldn't control entire markets
- Ban mergers that kill small business competition
- End corporate welfare & tax loopholes for multinationals

1. Veteran Care Reform
- Pass a bipartisanship Vets House Guarantee
- Fund permanent housing & mental health for unhoused Vets.
- Expand rural VA access w/mobile units & Telehealth
- Remove red tape for Vets accessing benefits