Hugh McTavish, Ph.D.
The inventor of Jury Democracy
for U.S. Senator from Minnesota
Why I'm running
These are the core reasons why I'm running to be your Senator . . .
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No law gets enacted without the informed consent of the governed.
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We will make law by reason and evidence and talking with each other, instead of by money and influence and screaming at each other.
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Real power to We, the People!​
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​​We hold a trial on every bill before a large jury of ordinary citizens.
RESTORING THE ENVIRONMENT​
CUT THE INCOME TAX & PAYROLL TAX IN HALF & REPLACE WITH A WEALTH TAX​
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​ A tax of 8% on wealth over $1 billion, 6% on wealth over $44 million (the top 0.1%), 4% on wealth over $12 million (the top 1%), and 1% on wealth over $1.5 million (the top 10%).
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​Would raise $2.6 trillion annually, enough to replace half of income tax and payroll tax, with enough left over to cut the deficit by a third.
Why I'm not like any other politician you have ever voted for (Really!) Every other politician you have ever voted for said, "I support policies A, B, and C, and if you elect me I will impose those policies on you and your neighbors." I say, "I will give you the power to make the decisions. I support certain policies, but I will not impose them on you without your informed consent, the informed approval of a majority of your fellow citizens." It's called Jury Democracy and it is my greatest invention (and I've cured cancer). We hold a trial on every bill before a large jury of at least 400 randomly selected citizens. Nothing gets passed into law without the consent of a majority of a jury.
The purpose of government, according to the founders, is supposed to be to promote life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness—not GDP growth. How's that working out for you?
Top 10 reasons to support Hugh McTavish for Senate
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Cut your income tax and payroll tax in half and replace it with a wealth tax mostly on billionaires
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Revert half our land in every habitat back to nature, and have bison and wolves and grizzlies running wild, and stop the 6th mass extinction
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Govern for happiness instead of GDP growth
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Give you control of your body in all respects—abortion and vaccines
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Make policy by reason and evidence and talking with each other by Jury Democracy, instead of by money and influence and screaming at each other, like we do now.
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Give we the people the power over our government by Jury Democracy.
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Have fewer, simpler, and more understandable laws passed by Jury Democracy
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Reform the corrupt and power drunk Supreme Court by replacing it with a large jury for every case
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End the shitification of American life by controlling big tech and big corporations.
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Solve the problems of party politics, term limits, a do-nothing Congress, and campaign finance all at once by Jury Democracy
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Plus more reasons
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Pass a budget on time for the first time since 1997 by submitting a Republican budget and a Democratic budget to a jury and letting the jury pick
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Fix the filibuster by presenting any filibustered bill to a jury and then demanding a vote if the jury passes it.