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Sign the petition to send a message: our political leaders should take responsibility for fixing our tribal politics, and give us hope for trustworthy institutions, fearless election debates with common ground and respectful disagreement, and a renewal of mutual trust that Americans can solve American problems. Information submitted to this form is under the control of Braver Angels, 501(c)3 in accord with our privacy policy and the preferences you express in the form.
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This summer, Republicans and Democrats will meet separately in Milwaukee and Chicago to draft platforms with competing visions for a fractured America.
We, the undersigned American voters, demand that leaders from all parties cooperate to speak with one voice in their platforms about a single overlooked issue – accepting joint responsibility for fixing our poisonous political culture.
While partisanship and disagreement are normal in a democracy, we describe our current toxic culture as suicidal to our national union and form of government:
Our birthright as a nation is a fragile common destiny threatened by fear of each other and complicity in dividing Americans into enemy camps for political gain.
The undersigned voters therefore petition Republicans and Democrats as models for all political parties to work together this summer on a House United Plank in each party’s platform, committing to sustained cross-party cooperation toward solving our entrenched toxic political culture. We hereby come together across political differences to respectfully demand this action, and we commend the plank’s suggested items as a starting point for discussion.
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