Where we want to be
Seven reforms, three ways in.
The case for reforming Congress, the reforms themselves, and every member's record. Six reforms with current bills form the tally; the seventh remains visible as a prior-Congress record. Start anywhere.
The argument
Why these seven
A long-form essay that starts from three principles America claims to uphold and derives, step by step, the seven reforms that follow.
Three principles America claims to uphold, and the reforms that follow from them.
13 chapters · ~79 min
Where we want to be
The seven reforms
Majority support in both parties. Six have a current bill. One has prior-Congress evidence but no current vehicle. None is law.
- 01Overturn Citizens United
- 02Disclose Dark Money
- 03Open Primaries
- 04End Gerrymandering
- 05Ban Stock Trading
- 06Extend Cool-Off Period
- 07Stop Foreign Lobbying
7 reforms
The scorecard
Every member, scored
All 539 senators and representatives, ranked by documented cosponsorship on the six reforms with a current bill. Not cosponsoring is not opposition.
Reforms cosponsored, 0 to 6
Distribution of how many of the six reforms with a current bill each member has cosponsored, including matching prior versions.
539 members