Issues

The Capitol insurrection and riot on January 6th, 2021 was shameful and a terrifying attack on our democracy. The hyper-partisan atmosphere and acceptance of political animosity from both sides contributed to this event. The recent anti-Semitic, pro-Palestine campus takeovers are also unacceptable. We must resolve to change the political environment so that political partisans would never even think of trying this again.

WHEREAS virtuous ethical behavior by the citizens and especially government officials is critical to an efficiently functioning society, and recent ethical lapses in American Government demonstrate a lack of proper ethical standards and accountability in both dominant political parties:

4a. BE IT RESOLVED; that this summary of the Colorado Center Party Code of Ethics be entered into our platform as a testament to our commitment to virtuous ethical behavior for all our members and public office holders:

1. Adherence to the Constitution to defend our rights and rule of law is critical to our Democracy and we will not tolerate any activity by our members to undermine our Constitution or the rule of law.
2. Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Transparency are required of all elected officials and candidates, and misrepresentations of the truth will not be tolerated.
3. We will Defend the dignity and humanity of all citizens, and we will denounce any political or personal attacks based on race, creed, religion, or orientation, and focus debate on facts and policy.
4. We oppose political violence and radicalism in all forms, and we will defend all forms of free speech.

 

Whereas simple plurality voting, AKA single choice, is not good for truly representative government;

4b. Be it resolved that we support Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) and/or Approval Voting at all levels of government to ensure the winning candidate has the broadest overall voter support.

 

Whereas politicians and judges are rarely held accountable to personal and political standards that inspire trust in elected leaders to represent public interests;

4c. Be it resolved that we support strong financial ethics standards with enforcement for politicians and judges, which require full disclosure of gifts, payments, and loans to themselves or family members.