What | - Stick to the Subject systemizes the electorate's participation in the democratic process. It brings ordinary people to the policy-making table through an organized process of independent study, face-to-face debate, and ranked-choice voting.
- It gets the participants best thinking on solutions to problems in housing, the cost of living, and other areas of concern.
- Stick's system has two interrelated operations: an in-person Discussion Society and its online Knowledge Base.
- The Society meet once a week for small group, round-table policy discussions called Conversation Sit-downs that are held across a network of public locations.
- The American Democracy Party's policy platform will be based on the results.
- Goals and Principles
- About
| | | Who | - Stick is an assembly of people from all points of view, backgrounds, experiences, situations, and visions for America. It has no ideological identity.
| |  | Conversation Sitdowns
| - friendly, respectful give-and-take focused on mutual understanding and consensus - not changing minds
| | | How | - Discussion Society members are surveyed for their top public policy concerns. They study them independently, discuss them at Conversation Sit-downs, and then vote on solutions using ranked choice voting.
- The Knowledge Base provides logistical support for the Conversation Sit-downs and information related to the subjects of discussion.
- The Knowledge Base has no discussion forums, chat rooms, A.I., or links to social media.
| | When & Where | - The Discussion Society operates during North Carolina's summer, fall, and spring academic terms. The Knowledge Base remains in continuous operation.
- Discussion Society interactions are held only in-person and only at public locations.
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