In the last 20 years the powers of the Judiciary Branch and Congress have become side-swept by the Executive branch. But the one major power vested to the people- the power to vote- has really taken a beating..

We believe that our power to vote is diminished by the insane amount of money flowing into the political campaigns. In 2024, House Candidates raised an average of $1.7 million per campaign. Amazingly, the Senate spent an average of $10.5 million dollars per campaign in 2024. One singular Senate seat for Montana in 2024 shattered records with over $255 million dollars spent in total - that is enough to feed each Montanan for over a month and several cows.

Each year the capital needed to fund these campaigns ratchets higher - making these influential entities’ contributions even more essential to the success of their campaigns. The financially well off who agree with their agendas are increasingly hand picked to run in the primary elections.

The rest of the world looks at this in horror - because they think this money means bribery.

And they are not wrong! The average net worth of a Senator currently is 2.4 million. That is probably more than any of us who are working on any Main Street in America. In fact that is 25 times the average net worth of Americans. They do not frequent our shops. They do not live in our neighborhoods. And they do not understand our needs.

In a newer turnabout, the money needed to fund campaigns are increasingly funneled through Republican and Democratic election committees which are in turn, controlled by an elite group to ensure only certain candidates with their viewpoints can be elected. This makes them powerbrokers - regulating bills and suppressing open discussion and free speech within the government.

Most Americans agree that our government is not functioning like it should.

Our forefathers engineered this republic so Congress would represent us as voters. -Not international corporations. -Not unknown actors funding dark money. -Not the ulta-wealthy. - Not the party powerbrokers.

It is time for reform. The Democrats are as guilty as the Republicans It’s time to shake things up with a third party. Let’s build it.