Policy Reform Agendas

What follows is a practical agenda for addressing the increasing loss of peoples’ trust in—and sense of connection to—our systems of politics and governance.

In July 2008, 49 advocates, scholars, and thinkers met in Washington, D.C. and came to agreement on the outlines of a broad agenda for democracy reform. In the weeks that followed, the participants broke into workgroups and developed the recommendations outlined in this document.  read more »

The following statement was issued by the Brennan Center for Justice, the Campaign Legal Center, Common Cause, Democracy 21, the League of Women Voters, Public Citizen and U.S. PIRG. The statement is followed by the groups' government integrity reform agenda for the 111th Congress:
Our organizations worked hard to pass the landmark ethics and lobbying reforms that were enacted in the 110th Congress. At the time, we said that our next major battle would be to reform the way federal campaigns are financed.  read more »

The presidential election held on Tuesday has made clear that we must repair the presidential public financing system. Our organizations will join with other reform groups to work hard to accomplish this goal in the next Congress.

We need to restore and revitalize a system that served our country well for more than two decades until it became outdated because Congress failed to take the steps necessary to adapt the system to changing times.  read more »