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1. Remove the 435-member cap on the House of Representatives to potentially expand it to include smaller districts for better constituent access

2. Expand the Senate by 50 more members to include economic/functional representation for unions, employers associations, civil servants, art/media, mining, manufacturing, etc.

3. Repeal the 17th Amendment and restore the rights of the state governments to appoint senators

4. Allow "recall elections" in which elected Representatives and Senators can be placed on the ballot before their terms end, provided that a 20% signature threshold is met. The President is exempt.

5. Amend the 22nd amendment to allow for 3 terms as opposed to the traditional 2.

6. Implement ranked-choice voting in which all ballots can rank three candidates from most to least favored. This is intended to prevent "wasting votes".

7. Anti-gerrymandering measures, including mandating independent, non-partisan redistricting commissions; ensuring that county/parish lines are left intact where possible; making it illegal to draw lines to receive a partisan advantage.

8. Remove the responsibility of customs and immigration from the Department of Homeland Security, returning them to the Treasury Department and Justice Department, respectively

9. Reform stock trading laws for congress members to ensure that they can only invest in neutrally managed ETFs if they choose to invest at all.

10. Impose limitations on donations for "Super PACs".

11. Overturn Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.

12. Repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force and restore to Congress its constitutional authority to approve military action. Make the presidential election a federal holiday.

-The state will enable sectoral bargaining and greater union oversight over economic affairs

-Businesses will be required to have union representation on the board of directors as a means to expand the power of workers in company decision-making, every board will have 20% of its composition elected by workers.

-End right-to-work laws

-Repeal the Taft-Hartley act

-Implement profit sharing in larger enterprises, entitling workers to a share of business profits as a bonus, encouraging greater motivation and initiative.

=Entitle working Americans to: 14 weeks maternity leave, 2 weeks paternity leave, and 20 vacation days

-Worker cooperatives will be promoted and granted special tax benefits to assist with competition in a market economy

-Nationalize American railways

-Restore the Glass-Steagall Act.

-End stock buybacks.

-Encourage mutual aid organizations and credit unions as an alternative, and fight to avoid the predatory lending practices.

-Regulations on anti-consumer practices, such as planned obsolescence and complicated subscription cancellations, as well as  automated calls. In addition, legislation will be passed to promote the right to repair.

-Creation of a national development bank, a state owned institution that provides long term financing for infrastructure, industrialization, and national projects

-Further legislation to incentivize the use of nuclear energy as opposed to fossil fuels.

-Carbon taxes on all companies that burn fossil fuels.

-Implementation of a land value tax in urban areas, a value-added tax, and grant-free tax filing to all. The repeal of property taxes will also be implemented to encourage land improvement.

-Restore the Civilian Conservation Corps

1. Implement universal healthcare

2. Health taxes (e.g. sugar, fats) that would go toward socialized healthcare

3. Promote physical health and well-being vocally, encourage a greater role of physical education in schools and promote organizations that emphasize physical development.

4. Mandate free school lunches for all schools.

5. Provide time limits on medical patents, encourage greater competition to drive down prices.

6. Promote the implementation of a plastic tax specifically targeted to the use of plastic containers for foodstuffs. Direct revenue from said tax towards subsidies and initiatives for the manufacturing and selling of containers made primarily of tin, aluminum, and glass for foodstuffs.

7. Legalize marijuana, LSD, psilocybin, and salvia 

8. Introduce state-run dispensaries for existing drugs and hard liquor

9. Decriminalize all other existing drugs and prioritize funding and support for treatment, rehabilitation, and social assistance.

1. Fund a large-scale program to produce small, affordable homes, convert abandoned buildings, office sites, malls, etc into apartment complexes with affordable rents.

2. Repeal the Faircloth Amendment.

3. Ban corporate purchases of homes and residential areas.

4. Promote the existence of housing cooperatives and special tax privileges as well as generous loans with the intention of creating more as a potential alternative to private landlords, in addition to this encourage local communities to develop community land trust.

5. Relax zoning laws and needless regulations on the creation of more housing.

6. Promote eco-friendly housing such as green roofs, passive homes, etc.

7. Provide funding for public transportation to reduce reliance on cars and the need for car-dependent infrastructure, and open cities up to become walkable.

1. End private prisons.

2. Promote programs that will provide inmates with useful technical skills.

3. Promote programs intended to make the transition from prison life to public life easier.

4. Focus on rehabilitation rather than punishment, end minimum sentencing.