1. United States
2. Texas
3. Letter

WE THE PEOPLE A Formal Notice to Democratic Leadership This is not a wishlist. It is a statement of minimum reforms required to maintain our support. Incrementalism has failed. Symbolic gestures have failed. The public now measures leadership by outcomes, timelines, and enforcement. This document constitutes notice. Failure to act will result in the withdrawal of donations, volunteer labor, endorsements, turnout operations, and institutional defense. We will redirect our support toward challengers, ballot initiatives, and organizations prepared to force results. I. Democratic and Constitutional Legitimacy (Foundational reforms required to restore trust) • Supreme Court reform, including term limits, enforceable ethics rules, transparency of operations, limits on the shadow docket, and modernized appointment procedures • Expansion of the Supreme Court to reflect population growth and workload • Term limits for federal elected officials • Statutory limits on presidential emergency and executive powers • Expansion of the House of Representatives for proportional representation • Elimination of the Electoral College • Adoption of ranked choice voting in federal elections • Enshrinement of voting rights in the Constitution • Statehood for US territories • Enshrinement of bodily autonomy in the Constitution • Enshrinement of marriage equality in the Constitution Electoral Integrity and Fair Representation • A federal prohibition on partisan gerrymandering • Mandatory independent redistricting commissions for all federal elections • Uniform, transparent redistricting criteria prioritizing equal population, compactness, and community continuity • Public disclosure and judicial review of all congressional district maps prior to implementation • Adoption of multi-member districts with ranked choice voting to eliminate gerrymandering incentivesII. Anti Corruption and Accountability (Non negotiable, enforceable, automatic) • Overturn Citizens United and prohibit corporate funded political spending • Ban paid lobbying by for profit entities and close revolving door loopholes • Eliminate Super PACs and dark money political vehicles • Permanent ban on stock trading by members of Congress, senior staff, and senior executive officials • Prohibition on holding or benefiting from financial instruments tied to industries overseen by one’s office • Mandatory ethics investigations triggered by verified false statements in official duties • Automatic penalties for ethics violations, disclosure failures, and conflicts of interest • Equal application of the law regardless of party, position, or political convenience III. Budgeting, Continuity of Government, and Fiscal Responsibility (Immediate statutory action required) The federal government must never again be allowed to shut itself down as a political tactic. Essential services, public paychecks, and economic stability cannot be used as leverage. • Automatic continuing resolutions when Congress fails to pass a budget by statutory deadlines, maintaining funding at current levels until a new budget is enacted • A statutory prohibition on government shutdowns as a legislative outcome • Permanent forfeiture of pay for members of Congress and senior executive officials during any funding lapse caused by legislative inaction • Mandatory recorded votes on all budget and debt ceiling legislation • Single subject budget and appropriations bills only • Debt ceiling reform or elimination once spending has been authorized by law • Public facing, plain language budget transparency prior to final votes Shutdowns are acts of institutional failure. Any political strategy that relies on economic harm and service denial is incompatible with responsible governance. Any elected official who supports or enables a government shutdown should expect the immediate withdrawal of volunteer support, donor activity, and electoral defense. IV. Economic Justice and Market Reform • Universal healthcare • Minimum wage indexed to cost of living and modern poverty standards • Progressive taxation that meaningfully taxes extreme wealth concentration• Prohibition of corporate stock buybacks that distort markets and suppress wages • Restrictions on loans collateralized by speculative stock holdings • Permanent caps on interest rates and an end to predatory lending • End government bailouts of private organizations without public equity or direct public benefit • End subsidies to private corporations unless paired with a universal basic income framework V. Education and Family Stability • Free public education through a bachelor’s degree • Universal child care without work requirement traps • Reinvestment in public education infrastructure and workforce • Federal prohibition on tax dollars funding private education systems • Paid family and medical leave • Expanded Child Tax Credit VI. Media, Technology, and Information Integrity • Transparency and accountability standards for press and political advertising • Platform transparency requirements addressing disinformation, algorithmic amplification, and foreign influence • Affordable broadband and digital access as a public necessity VII. Civil Rights, Justice, and Public Safety • Codification of Roe v. Wade • Meaningful, evidence based gun safety legislation • End for profit prisons and detention facilities • National police training, accountability, and use of force standards • Sentencing reform, expungement, and cannabis legalization • End the federal death penalty • Federal non discrimination protections for LGBTQ people VIII. Housing, Utilities, and Market Power • Limits on corporate ownership of single family homes • Expansion of housing supply and renter protections• Public ownership or strict public control of essential utilities • Aggressive antitrust enforcement and breakup of monopolies IX. Legislative Process Reform • Prohibition of multi issue omnibus bills • Single subject legislation requirements • Transparent legislative timelines and public tracking of progress X. Retirement Security and Social Insurance Retirement security is a core function of government and a fundamental promise made to working people. That promise has been eroded. Social Security is not welfare. It is earned insurance. • Restore full Social Security retirement eligibility at age 60, with protections that recognize disparities in life expectancy and work conditions • Increase Social Security benefit levels so no retiree lives in poverty • Modernize cost of living adjustments to reflect real housing and healthcare costs • Strengthen long term Social Security solvency through fair revenue reforms that require high earners to contribute proportionally Final Notice We are not asking what is possible. We are stating what is required. If leadership chooses delay, procedural excuses, or protection of entrenched power over decisive action, we will respond accordingly. The era of unconditional support is over. Deliver results, or lose us. Signed, We the People