Repeal AUMF Downsize DC has signed on to a letter to Congress sponsored by the Friends Committee for National Legislation. This letter supports Rep. Barbara Lee’s amendment to the Defense…

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Pardon Ross Ulbricht Ross Ulbricht (Silk Road’s founder) literally harmed no one. So why is he serving more than two life sentences without the possibility of parole? Our letter, below,…

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Restore federal parole The “land of the free” incarcerates too many people, especially at the federal level. There are several causes for this… We have too many laws. Congress has…

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Abolish Deep State spying on U.S. citizens and politicians J. Edgar Hoover spied on and blackmailed politicians and public figures. The FISA courts recreate this bad precedent. Say the magic…

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Support the Justice Safety Valve Reform Act This important legislation has been introduced by Rand Paul in the Senate (S.399) and Representative Robert C. “Bobby” Scott in the House (HR…

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No Net Neutrality ever! So-called Net Neutrality is unnecessary, anti-consumer, and pure cronyism. Send our letter or put it in your own words. Sources: Internet speeds increased by 40% in…

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Will AOC embrace Citizens United now that she benefits from it? Once upon a time, a group called Citizens United wanted to both broadcast a film and run ads promoting…

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Terminate the Department of Education There is zero constitutional authority for federal involvement in education. Representative Thomas Massie has introduced H.R. 899 to abolish the agency. It currently has 12…

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Reject the Senate’s vote on Syria-Afghanistan No one is wrong all the time, except perhaps Republican Senators. President Trump campaigned on the idea of having fewer, self-defeating foreign interventions. He…

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