Survey of 2024 Presidential campaign websites: on Government Reform

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: Roll back the secrecy and make government transparent

We are going to remake public institutions to serve the public. We will roll back the secrecy and make government transparent. We will protect whistleblowers and prosecute officials who abuse the public trust. We will rein in lobbyists and shut the revolving door that shunts people from government agencies to positions in companies they were supposed to regulate. We will get money out of politics. We will open our institutions to real citizen involvement. We will restore integrity to government. Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website kennedy24.com May 4, 2023

Vivek Ramaswamy: End civil service protection, federal employee unions

Shut down toxic government agencies: Dept of Education, FBI, IRS, and more (and rebuild from scratch when required)
End civil service protections for bureaucrats: 8-year term limits instead
Eliminate federal employee unions: repeal JFK's executive order 10988
Move >75% of federal employees out of Washington DC & end pro-lazy "remote work" option
Cut wasteful expenditures: White House, not individual agencies, will submit budget requests to Congress

Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website vivek2024.com May 1, 2023

Cornel West: Enact Congressional term limits; switch to paper ballots

Create True Democracy: Clean out government corruption and create a true democracy. Get money out of politics and ban corporate lobbying. Enact term limits in Congress and switch to hand-counted paper ballots. Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website CornelWest24.com Jun 16, 2023

Doug Burgum: Innovation over regulation is how you solve challenges

The economy needs to be the absolute top priority. It's the main thing. A strong American economy propels everything else and is the key to unlocking the best of America. Innovation has always been America's best weapon. Innovation over regulation is how you solve the challenges we face today. Regulation looks backward and innovation looks towards the future. It's provided an opportunity for a better life to Americans willing to reach for it. All that is now at risk. Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website DougBurgum.com Jun 14, 2023

Larry Elder: When Americans are left alone anything is possible

Economic growth is the engine that makes anything possible in America. A growing economy drives prosperity, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for all Americans. I believe in the power of unleashing the entrepreneurial spirit and fostering an environment where small businesses can thrive and innovate. By prioritizing the freedom of every American to realize their economic potential, we will improve America's educational system, infrastructure, social security, and so much more. When Americans are left alone to pursue a better life, anything is possible. Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website LarryElder.com Apr 30, 2023

Marianne Williamson: We should know if food is made from GMOs: require labels

The United States has over 180 million acres of GMO crops under cultivation. We should at least know when we are eating food made from GMOs. While the Big 6 pesticide makers--particularly Monsanto and Dupont-- spent tens of millions of dollars to defeat GMO labeling propositions in both California and Washington State, as president I would seek to limit their power. I would work to label all GMOs, and to strengthen consumer protection by the FDA and USDA. Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website Marianne2024.com Jun 6, 2023

Nikki Haley: Signed law requiring politicians to disclose private income

When Nikki was first elected to the state legislature, South Carolina was a transparency mess. Taxpayers couldn't hold politicians accountable because much of the legislating happened in secret. She took on the establishment in both parties by introducing and ultimately signing a bill that put votes on the record. Nikki also signed an ethics reform package that created an ethics commission to investigate legislators for misconduct and required politicians to disclose their private income. Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website NikkiHaley.com May 7, 2023

Nikki Haley: Fought back attempts to block state voter ID law

Nikki is a vocal advocate for voter ID and signed a voter ID bill into law early in her first term as governor. The law required South Carolina voters to show a photo ID to vote. When liberals attacked the bill, she offered to drive anyone who didn't have a photo ID to the DMV. When Barack Obama's Justice Department sued, trying to block the voter ID law, Nikki fought back, and the court sided with South Carolina. Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website NikkiHaley.com May 7, 2023

Corey Stapleton: I believe the United States needs smaller government

I believe the United States needs smaller government, stronger institutions, and greater freedoms. I believe that our government should be more decentralized, that our schools are precious, and the U.S. Constitution needs to be better followed. Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website CoreyStapleton.com Aug 14, 2023

Cornel West: Public financing of elections; eliminate Electoral College

Public financing of elections with ranked-choice voting, eliminating the Electoral College and a national holiday for voting. Democratizing unaccountable monopolies and oligopolies with workers' control. Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website CornelWest24.org Aug 7, 2023

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: We will protect wild lands from further development

We will protect wild lands from further development, by curbing mining, logging, oil drilling, and suburban sprawl. We will become a global advocate for rainforest preservation and marine restoration. We will rethink development policies that promised economic growth while ignoring ecological sustainability, and ended up delivering neither. Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website kennedy24.com Aug 9, 2023

Stephen Laffey: Stop officials from conflict of interest investments

1 in 5 officials invested in stocks of the very firms lobbying their agencies!
Some officials traded just ahead of regulatory actions, were significant big tech investors, or made large & risky trades.
Ethics lawyer at the U.S. agency that oversees conflict-of-interest rules states, "[these stock trades] clearly violate the spirit behind the law, which is to maintain the public's confidence in the integrity of the government."
Laffey will stop these conflicts of interest.

Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website SteveLaffey.com Aug 6, 2023

Jill Stein: Without freedom of choice in elections there is no democracy

Our democracy is on life support. Belief in our political system is at historic lows and the number of Americans who feel that neither establishment party represents them is at a record high. We need to revive our democracy with a full spectrum of reforms to empower the people, including real choice on the ballot - because without freedom of choice in elections, there is no democracy. Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website JillStein2024.com Dec 18, 2023

Kamala Harris: Pass John Lewis Voting Rights and Freedom to Vote Acts

Vice President Harris and Governor Walz believe many fundamental freedoms are at stake in this election. They will fight to ensure that Americans have the opportunity to participate in our democracy by passing the John Lewis Voting Rights and the Freedom to Vote Acts--laws that will enshrine voting rights protections, expand vote-by-mail and early voting, and more. Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website KamalaHarris.com Sep 9, 2024

Kamala Harris: Term limits and ethic rules for Supreme Court Justices

Vice President Harris believes that no one is above the law. She'll fight to ensure that no former president has immunity for crimes committed while in the White House. She will also support common-sense Supreme Court reforms-- like requiring Justices to comply with ethics rules that other federal judges are bound by and imposing term limits--to address the crisis of confidence facing the Supreme Court. Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website KamalaHarris.com Sep 9, 2024

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*2016 Presidential contenders on Government Reform:*
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