Concord Principles

• More governmental transparency and civic communication for social consensus.
• More public control over civic assets such as public lands, airwaves and pension funds.
• Strengthened protections from big government and big corporations.
• Democratic protections against nullification of voter powers by:
• *Bold options for "None of the above".
• *12 year maximum term limits.
• *Improved voter registration and ballot access.
• *Public financing of elections.
• *Binding referendum, initiative and recall powers for state voters and non-binding national referendums.
• *Checks on Presidential and Congressional pay raises.
• Improved taxpayer oversight of public expenditure.
• Improving the civic information infrastructure through:
• *Computerized government records.
• *Utility company billing as a civic notification process.
• *Expanded public access television.
• Strengthened access to courts to prevent corporate and government abuse.
• Protection for whistleblowers.
• Shareholder protections against corporate greed.
• Strengthening school curriculum in civic participation.