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Governance is about service to the people — not conformity to establishment party doctrines. We must encourage dialogue and collaboration to bring together the best ideas from our communities. Only then can we enact effective, lasting policies.
Members of the Common Sense Party are invited to post their views under several headings, which are maintained on this website. Feel free to comment on others’ posts and to check back regularly.
California State Government
Energy and Environment
Safety and Welfare
Economic Opportunity
Constitutional Amendment to Allow Campaign Expenditure Limits
Ranked Choice Voting & Multimember Districts
Proposal to Reapportion California’s Congressional Districts
Ideas for Initiatives We Could Sponsor
Additional Topics
California State Government
Energy and Environment
Safety and Welfare
Economic Opportunity
Constitutional Amendment to Allow Campaign Expenditure Limits
Ranked Choice Voting & Multimember Districts
Proposal to Reapportion California’s Congressional Districts
Ideas for Initiatives We Could Sponsor
Additional Topics
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Recent Posts
Cautiously Against
by PHA | Apr, 2026 | Campaign Expenditure Limits | 0 Comments
I don't exactly love the focus that campaign spending gets as an issue....
Dark Money is the Real Problem
by Craig Ward | Apr, 2026 | Campaign Expenditure Limits | 0 Comments
I can provisionally support limits on expenditures, but I am more concerned...
Citizens United has to go
by Medea Ispho | Apr, 2026 | Electoral Reform | 0 Comments
This wretched decision has silenced the voices of all but the stupidly rich...
Can we shorten the campaign time?
by Cheryl Huddleston | Apr, 2026 | Campaign Expenditure Limits | 1 Comment
Elections are running way too long and are way too expensive. I don't know the...
Support
by John McQuaid | Mar, 2026 | Campaign Expenditure Limits | 0 Comments
I support the constitutional amendment.
Support Amendment
by John Templeton | Mar, 2026 | Campaign Expenditure Limits | 0 Comments
Money shouldn't buy an election
REVERSE CITIZENS UNITED
by Kevin Kilty | Mar, 2026 | Campaign Expenditure Limits | 1 Comment
SUPPORT!!
Generally for the Concept, but against the Amendment
by Tom Scott | Mar, 2026 | Campaign Expenditure Limits | 0 Comments
I am generally leery about amending the Constitution. The word "federalism"...
Support amendment
by Ken Rohde | Mar, 2026 | Campaign Expenditure Limits | 1 Comment
Support
California State Government
California Buget Reform
Ethical and Efficient Expenditures
Transparency in State Government
prefere tila votiing
by George Koenig | February 26, 2026 | California Budget Reform | 0 Comments
Line-Item Veto
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | CA State Government, California Budget Reform | 0 Comments
Continuing Appropriations
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | CA State Government, California Budget Reform | 0 Comments
Budget Tied to Revenue
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | CA State Government, California Budget Reform | 0 Comments
30 Days to Balance Budget
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | CA State Government, California Budget Reform | 0 Comments
Unfunded State Liabilities
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | CA State Government, Ethical and Efficient Expenditures | 0 Comments
No-Bid Contracts
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | CA State Government, Ethical and Efficient Expenditures | 0 Comments
Jobs in the Public Sector
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | CA State Government, Economic Opportunity, Energy, Ethical and Efficient Expenditures, Infrastructure | 0 Comments
Misleading Ballot Initiatives
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | CA State Government, Transparency in State Gov | 0 Comments
Politically Directed Lawsuits
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | CA State Government, Transparency in State Gov | 0 Comments
Ethical Campaign Finance
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | CA State Government, Transparency in State Gov | 0 Comments
Multi member congressional districts
by Alan Parkman | March 2, 2026 | CA State Government | 0 Comments
Rank Choice Voting/3 Votes
by Steven Spierer | March 2, 2026 | CA State Government | 2 Comments
prefere tila votiing
by George Koenig | February 26, 2026 | California Budget Reform | 0 Comments
Shutdown
by Stephen Russell | February 3, 2026 | CA State Government | 0 Comments
Drivers Tests
by Stephen Russell | November 4, 2025 | CA State Government, DMV, New Topic | 0 Comments
Naturist Zones in wilderness state parks
by Stephen Russell | October 25, 2025 | CA State Government, State Parks Natural | 0 Comments
Expand Vision Drive Test sites in DMV
by Stephen Russell | October 24, 2025 | CA State Government, VDT Vision Drive Test | 0 Comments
Get with the times
by mickie winkler | October 21, 2025 | CA State Government, Ideas for Initiatives We Could Sponsor | 0 Comments
California Constitution
by Joe Stiglich | October 21, 2025 | CA State Government, Ideas for Initiatives We Could Sponsor | 1 Comment
Driverf test behind wheel
by Stephen Russell | October 21, 2025 | CA State Government, DMV | 0 Comments
Energy and Environment
Energy
Environment
Jobs in the Public Sector
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | CA State Government, Economic Opportunity, Energy, Ethical and Efficient Expenditures, Infrastructure | 0 Comments
Wind and Solar
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | Energy, Energy and Environment | 0 Comments
Biofuels and Electric Vehicles
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | Energy, Energy and Environment | 0 Comments
Cap and Trade Revenues
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | Energy, Energy and Environment | 0 Comments
Naturist Zones in wilderness state parks
by Stephen Russell | October 25, 2025 | CA State Government, State Parks Natural | 0 Comments
Fire Preparedness
by Dwaina Mishelle Weston | October 16, 2025 | Environment, Ideas for Initiatives We Could Sponsor | 1 Comment
A Comprehensive Energy Portfolio
by Tom Campbell | February 12, 2025 | Energy and Environment, Environment | 1 Comment
Climate Change
by Tom Campbell | February 12, 2025 | Energy and Environment, Environment | 1 Comment
Cap and Trade
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | Energy and Environment, Environment | 0 Comments
Fire Preparedness
by Dwaina Mishelle Weston | October 16, 2025 | Environment, Ideas for Initiatives We Could Sponsor | 1 Comment
Aqua Energy
by Stephen Russell | October 16, 2025 | Energy and Environment, Ideas for Initiatives We Could Sponsor, New Topic | 0 Comments
A Comprehensive Energy Portfolio
by Tom Campbell | February 12, 2025 | Energy and Environment, Environment | 1 Comment
Climate Change
by Tom Campbell | February 12, 2025 | Energy and Environment, Environment | 1 Comment
Nuclear
by Tom Campbell | February 12, 2025 | Energy, Energy and Environment | 0 Comments
Jobs in the Public Sector
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | CA State Government, Economic Opportunity, Energy, Ethical and Efficient Expenditures, Infrastructure | 0 Comments
Wind and Solar
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | Energy, Energy and Environment | 0 Comments
Biofuels and Electric Vehicles
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | Energy, Energy and Environment | 0 Comments
A Comprehensive Energy Portfolio
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | Energy and Environment | 0 Comments
Climate Change
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | Energy and Environment | 0 Comments
Safety and Welfare
Welfare
Public Safety
Immigration
Choice
by Anita Averill | March 16, 2025 | Safety and Welfare, Welfare | 0 Comments
Opioid Crisis
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | Public Safety, Safety and Welfare, Welfare | 0 Comments
Social Services
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | Immigration, Safety and Welfare, Welfare | 0 Comments
Homelessness
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | Safety and Welfare, Welfare | 0 Comments
Affordable Housing
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | Business and Competition, Economic Opportunity, Safety and Welfare, Welfare | 0 Comments
Data Privacy
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | Public Safety, Safety and Welfare | 0 Comments
Public Safety and Crime
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | Public Safety, Safety and Welfare | 0 Comments
Firearms
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | Public Safety, Safety and Welfare | 1 Comment
Border Security and Deportation
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | Immigration, Safety and Welfare | 0 Comments
The Value of Immigrants
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | Economic Opportunity, Immigration, Safety and Welfare | 0 Comments
Social Services
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | Immigration, Safety and Welfare, Welfare | 0 Comments
Celphone array EAS
by Stephen Russell | October 26, 2025 | New Topic, Safety and Welfare | 0 Comments
Voter Data
by Stephen Russell | October 19, 2025 | Ideas for Initiatives We Could Sponsor, Redistricting, Safety and Welfare | 0 Comments
Choice
by Anita Averill | March 16, 2025 | Safety and Welfare, Welfare | 0 Comments
Opioid Crisis
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | Public Safety, Safety and Welfare, Welfare | 0 Comments
Data Privacy
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | Public Safety, Safety and Welfare | 0 Comments
Public Safety and Crime
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | Public Safety, Safety and Welfare | 0 Comments
Border Security and Deportation
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | Immigration, Safety and Welfare | 0 Comments
The Value of Immigrants
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | Economic Opportunity, Immigration, Safety and Welfare | 0 Comments
Social Services
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | Immigration, Safety and Welfare, Welfare | 0 Comments
Homelessness
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | Safety and Welfare, Welfare | 0 Comments
Economic Opportunity
Business and Competition
California Taxes
Infrastructure
State Support of Business
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | Business and Competition, Economic Opportunity | 1 Comment
Minimum Wage
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | Business and Competition, Economic Opportunity | 1 Comment
Affordable Housing
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | Business and Competition, Economic Opportunity, Safety and Welfare, Welfare | 0 Comments
Employment Reform
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | Business and Competition, Economic Opportunity | 0 Comments
Regulatory Reform
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | Business and Competition, Economic Opportunity | 0 Comments
Revenue from Regulatory Charges
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | Business and Competition, Economic Opportunity | 0 Comments
Litigation Reform
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | Business and Competition, Economic Opportunity | 0 Comments
Taxes on Productive Equipment
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | California Taxes, Economic Opportunity | 0 Comments
Business Tax Reform
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | California Taxes, Economic Opportunity | 0 Comments
Living within Our Means
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | California Taxes, Economic Opportunity | 0 Comments
2/3 Requirement for Increases
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | California Taxes, Economic Opportunity | 0 Comments
A Single Tax Return
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | California Taxes, Economic Opportunity | 0 Comments
AI Synch signals & Traffic Court
by Stephen Russell | February 1, 2026 | AI, Infrastructure | 0 Comments
Tesla Reuses
by Stephen Russell | February 1, 2026 | Infrastructure, New Topic | 0 Comments
Rainfall run water to the Ocean
by Stephen Russell | November 19, 2025 | Infrastructure, water storage | 0 Comments
Storm water collection
by Stephen Russell | October 26, 2025 | Infrastructure, New Topic | 0 Comments
LA Fires Rebuild
by Stephen Russell | October 20, 2025 | Ideas for Initiatives We Could Sponsor, Infrastructure, New Topic | 0 Comments
Robotaxis
by Stephen Russell | October 20, 2025 | Ideas for Initiatives We Could Sponsor, Infrastructure, New Topic | 0 Comments
Traffic
by Stephen Russell | October 19, 2025 | Ideas, Ideas for Initiatives We Could Sponsor, Infrastructure | 0 Comments
Jobs in the Public Sector
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | CA State Government, Economic Opportunity, Energy, Ethical and Efficient Expenditures, Infrastructure | 0 Comments
Water and Agriculture
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | Economic Opportunity, Infrastructure | 0 Comments
Desalination
by Tom Campbell | February 5, 2025 | Economic Opportunity, Infrastructure | 1 Comment
SDAA
by Stephen Russell | February 4, 2026 | Infrastructure, New Topic, Self Driving Cars | 0 Comments
AI Synch signals & Traffic Court
by Stephen Russell | February 1, 2026 | AI, Infrastructure | 0 Comments
Tesla Reuses
by Stephen Russell | February 1, 2026 | Infrastructure, New Topic | 0 Comments
Rainfall run water to the Ocean
by Stephen Russell | November 19, 2025 | Infrastructure, water storage | 0 Comments
Abundance
by Ilya Gurin | October 26, 2025 | Economic Opportunity, Ideas for Initiatives We Could Sponsor | 0 Comments
Lake Arrowhead issues
by Stephen Russell | October 26, 2025 | Economic Opportunity | 0 Comments
Storm water collection
by Stephen Russell | October 26, 2025 | Infrastructure, New Topic | 0 Comments
LA Fires Rebuild
by Stephen Russell | October 20, 2025 | Ideas for Initiatives We Could Sponsor, Infrastructure, New Topic | 0 Comments
Robotaxis
by Stephen Russell | October 20, 2025 | Ideas for Initiatives We Could Sponsor, Infrastructure, New Topic | 0 Comments
Traffic
by Stephen Russell | October 19, 2025 | Ideas, Ideas for Initiatives We Could Sponsor, Infrastructure | 0 Comments
Constitutional Amendment to Allow Campaign Expenditure Limits
Cautiously Against
by PHA | April 19, 2026 | Campaign Expenditure Limits | 0 Comments
Dark Money is the Real Problem
by Craig Ward | April 11, 2026 | Campaign Expenditure Limits | 0 Comments
Can we shorten the campaign time?
by Cheryl Huddleston | April 1, 2026 | Campaign Expenditure Limits | 1 Comment
Support
by John McQuaid | March 29, 2026 | Campaign Expenditure Limits | 0 Comments
Support Amendment
by John Templeton | March 29, 2026 | Campaign Expenditure Limits | 0 Comments
REVERSE CITIZENS UNITED
by Kevin Kilty | March 29, 2026 | Campaign Expenditure Limits | 1 Comment
Generally for the Concept, but against the Amendment
by Tom Scott | March 28, 2026 | Campaign Expenditure Limits | 0 Comments
Support amendment
by Ken Rohde | March 28, 2026 | Campaign Expenditure Limits | 1 Comment
Strong Support
by Bob McCarty | March 27, 2026 | Campaign Expenditure Limits | 0 Comments
Support Amendment
by David Schmid | March 26, 2026 | Campaign Expenditure Limits | 1 Comment
Ranked Choice Voting & Multimember Legislative Districts
Citizens United has to go
by Medea Ispho | April 1, 2026 | Electoral Reform | 0 Comments
OPPOSE LIMITS ON FREE SPEECH
by ELIZABETH ERICKSON | March 27, 2026 | Electoral Reform | 0 Comments
Inventive methods to break the 2 Part Stranglehold
by Frank Mona | March 7, 2026 | Ranked Choice Voting & Multimember Districts | 0 Comments
Yes on RCV and Yes on MMDs
by Tom Charron | March 5, 2026 | Electoral Reform | 0 Comments
Yes on Ranked Voting & Multimember Districts!
by Kevin Walsh | March 4, 2026 | Electoral Reform | 0 Comments
Yes to both RCV and Multimember Districts
by Arash Sayadi | March 4, 2026 | Electoral Reform | 0 Comments
Rank choice is a great idea
by David Goodale | March 2, 2026 | Electoral Reform | 0 Comments
Both BAD ideas
by Jonathan Brown | March 2, 2026 | Ranked Choice Voting & Multimember Districts | 2 Comments
Yes to Ranked Choice Voting, No to Multimember Districts
by Dan Caserza | March 2, 2026 | Ranked Choice Voting & Multimember Districts | 1 Comment
RCV and Multimember voting districts
by Donna Hurowitz | March 2, 2026 | Ranked Choice Voting & Multimember Districts | 0 Comments
Proposal to Reapportion California's Congressional Districts
Gerrymandering needs to done away with at national level
by David Goodale | March 2, 2026 | AI, Gerrymandering | 0 Comments
Not a fan of either selection. Rank choice very complicated for some voter to understand the concept. It also drags on the result of the votes.
by Suzanne | February 25, 2026 | Electoral Reform, Gerrymandering | 1 Comment
End Partisan Gerrymandering
by Peter Van Meter | October 20, 2025 | Gerrymandering, Ideas for Initiatives We Could Sponsor | 1 Comment
Support Proportional Representation and Multiparty Democracy in California
by Caledon Myers | October 20, 2025 | CA State Government, Campaign Contribution Limits CA, Electoral Reform, Gerrymandering, Ideas for Initiatives We Could Sponsor, New Topic, the real causes & logical solutions to socio-econ issues, transparency in party governance, Transparency in State Government | 2 Comments
Voter Data
by Stephen Russell | October 19, 2025 | Ideas for Initiatives We Could Sponsor, Redistricting, Safety and Welfare | 0 Comments
Use Voter data to end Gerrymandering
by Stephen Russell | October 19, 2025 | Gerrymandering, Ideas for Initiatives We Could Sponsor | 0 Comments
Fight fire with fire
by Remi Tan | September 17, 2025 | Gerrymandering | 0 Comments
In response to “Fight Fire With Fire”
by Tom Campbell | September 12, 2025 | Proposal to Reapportion California’s Congressional Districts | 1 Comment
Authoritarians in DC and Red States May Force Our Hands
by Medea Isphor | September 1, 2025 | Redistricting | 0 Comments
Community Voices commentary submitted to local paper.
by David M. Hess | September 1, 2025 | Proposal to Reapportion California’s Congressional Districts | 1 Comment
Ideas for Initiatives We Could Sponsor
Stop the Bullet Train, Invest in Wildfire prevention.
by Ray Moors | October 27, 2025 | Ideas for Initiatives We Could Sponsor | 2 Comments
Abundance
by Ilya Gurin | October 26, 2025 | Economic Opportunity, Ideas for Initiatives We Could Sponsor | 0 Comments
Get with the times
by mickie winkler | October 21, 2025 | CA State Government, Ideas for Initiatives We Could Sponsor | 0 Comments
California Constitution
by Joe Stiglich | October 21, 2025 | CA State Government, Ideas for Initiatives We Could Sponsor | 1 Comment
Driver testing behind wheel
by Stephen Russell | October 21, 2025 | CA State Government, DMV, Ideas for Initiatives We Could Sponsor | 0 Comments
End Partisan Gerrymandering
by Peter Van Meter | October 20, 2025 | Gerrymandering, Ideas for Initiatives We Could Sponsor | 1 Comment
Support Proportional Representation and Multiparty Democracy in California
by Caledon Myers | October 20, 2025 | CA State Government, Campaign Contribution Limits CA, Electoral Reform, Gerrymandering, Ideas for Initiatives We Could Sponsor, New Topic, the real causes & logical solutions to socio-econ issues, transparency in party governance, Transparency in State Government | 2 Comments
LA Fires Rebuild
by Stephen Russell | October 20, 2025 | Ideas for Initiatives We Could Sponsor, Infrastructure, New Topic | 0 Comments
Robotaxis
by Stephen Russell | October 20, 2025 | Ideas for Initiatives We Could Sponsor, Infrastructure, New Topic | 0 Comments
Traffic
by Stephen Russell | October 19, 2025 | Ideas, Ideas for Initiatives We Could Sponsor, Infrastructure | 0 Comments
Additional Topics
Anti-Citizens United
Constitutional Amendment to Allow Campaign Expenditure Limits
by Tom Campbell | March 21, 2026 | Campaign Expenditure Limits, New Topic | 8 Comments
New direction for the Common Sense Party
by Donn Walklet | February 23, 2026 | New Topic | 2 Comments
Ranked Choice Voting & Multimember Districts
by Tom Campbell | February 19, 2026 | New Topic, Ranked Choice Voting & Multimember Districts | 11 Comments
SDAA
by Stephen Russell | February 4, 2026 | Infrastructure, New Topic, Self Driving Cars | 0 Comments
Tesla Reuses
by Stephen Russell | February 1, 2026 | Infrastructure, New Topic | 0 Comments
Senior Care
by Stephen Russell | February 1, 2026 | New Topic | 0 Comments
Drivers Tests
by Stephen Russell | November 4, 2025 | CA State Government, DMV, New Topic | 0 Comments
Celphone array EAS
by Stephen Russell | October 26, 2025 | New Topic, Safety and Welfare | 0 Comments
Storm water collection
by Stephen Russell | October 26, 2025 | Infrastructure, New Topic | 0 Comments
