The 2 Party System is not working.
The two-party system is broken. Every election we are told to pick the “lesser of two evils,” and every cycle those evils get worse. This isn’t democracy. It is a hostage situation run by corporate donors. George Washington warned that parties would become “potent engines” of division used to subvert the people, and he was right. Today both Democrats and Republicans take money from Big Pharma, Big Oil, and Wall Street while pretending to be enemies on TV. Behind closed doors they pass the same tax breaks and bloated budgets together.
Meanwhile, real people are being crushed. My 2 children cost $14,000 out of pocket for a standard birth, no complications, and that was with insurance. The elites sit around scratching their heads, asking why America’s birthrate is falling. Maybe it’s because young families are financially punished just for having kids. Housing is locked up by hedge funds and small investors looking to a passive income. Wages are flat. Email your representative and you’ll get a form letter and a donation link. This is not a mistake. It is the system working exactly as designed: keep real options off the ballot, keep us divided, and keep the money flowing.
Ranked Choice Voting is how we break the chokehold. It already works in Maine, Alaska, and countries like Australia. You rank candidates, and if your first choice loses, your vote still counts. No spoilers. No fear. It forces candidates to build real coalitions instead of just riling up their base and selling out to donors. This isn’t about left or right. It is about tearing down a rigged system so we can finally fix healthcare, housing, and everything else they refuse to deliver.
Here is how it works.
Exhausted Ballot:
A ballot that can no longer be counted in the current round because all of the voter’s ranked candidates have been eliminated. In other words, the voter didn’t rank any remaining candidates, so their vote has nowhere else to go.
Amendment XXVIII
In all elections for public office within the United States, voters shall rank candidates in order of preference. If no candidate receives a majority of first-choice votes, the candidate with the fewest votes shall be eliminated, and votes for the eliminated candidate shall be redistributed to the next preference indicated on each ballot. This process shall continue until one candidate receives a majority of the active votes. Voters shall not be required to rank all candidates and may rank fewer or only one if they so choose. If all but one candidate are eliminated without a majority being achieved, the remaining candidate shall be declared the winner.
Section 2: Application to Elections
The Ranked Choice Voting system established in Section 1 shall apply to all federal, state, and local elections within the United States. This system shall also determine the election of the President and Vice President of the United States through a national popular vote. The Electoral College, established in Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution and modified by the Twelfth Amendment, is hereby abolished.
Ranked Choice Voting Certification Quiz
Can you accurately explain how Ranked Choice Voting works? Get all questions right to be certified!
Disclaimer
I’m not a lawyer, and this isn’t finalized legislative language — but I’m also not waiting around for someone else to write what’s clearly overdue. We need more single issue, readable bills.
These are serious drafts from someone running for Congress who believes voters deserve more than slogans and vague promises. And yes, once elected, I’ll work with the Office of Legislative Counsel, the Congressional Research Service, and policy experts to refine every section into fully enforceable law. That’s what they’re there for.
But make no mistake — the intent, urgency, and direction are already here.