Gary Swing for Progress Platform

Gary Swing at the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.

Human rights first. Uphold the Kellogg-Briand Pact, which outlaws war as a tool of foreign policy. End US foreign military interventions and restrict the US armed forces to non-offensive defense of US territory. Close all foreign military bases. Reduce the military budget by 90%. Abolish nuclear weapons. Eliminate foreign military aid. Create a nonviolent, humanitarian foreign policy. Develop a global food security program designed to end world hunger and ensure that people have access to safe drinking water. Israel has committed genocide against Gaza. I support war crimes tribunals, reparations to the people of Gaza, and nonviolent conflict resolution. I support a one-state solution to end Israeli-Palestinian apartheid. I support a secular government for Palestine (including what is now Israel) elected by proportional representation, with constitutional protection of civil liberties, and empathy training in schools.

Eliminate the electoral college and end the imperial presidency. Switch to a parliamentary system. A prime minister with strictly limited authority would be selected by a unicameral Congress, subject to removal by a majority vote of no confidence.

Abolish the US Senate, which represents "the imaginary beings called states." Land doesn't vote. People vote. People should have equal voting rights regardless of where they live. Elect the US House of Representatives by proportional representation so that nearly all voters will be able to elect representatives of their choice, with a multi-party government that provides fair and inclusive representation for a politically diverse population.

Create a national initiative and referendum process with online petitioning for citizen initiatives. Support public campaign financing, campaign spending limits, and easy ballot access. Hold a new Constitutional Convention at least once every twenty years so that each generation can create its own system of government.

Abolish ICE. Support “fair trade” policies, freedom of migration, and international work permits that are not tied to a specific employer. No border wall.

Institute a universal basic income.

Use carbon taxes to include environmental impacts in true cost pricing of new products.

Oppose corporate welfare.

Create a single payer "Medicare for All" national health insurance system.

Support public funding for age appropriate sex education, family planning, and voluntary birth control.

Protect the right to safe and legal abortion. Reduce our per capita ecological footprint and develop a “steady-state” economy based on principles of environmental sustainability.

Support international climate agreements to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Stop subsidizing fossil fuels and nuclear energy. No oil from tar sands or shale oil development. Support conservation and energy efficiency. Convert to solar, wind, small-scale hydroelectric power.

End livestock grazing on public lands. Eliminate federal subsidies for animal agriculture. Extend animal cruelty laws to farmed animals. Support equal rights regardless of gender or sexual orientation.