Two-party lobbying
two-party engagement is the key to legislative success
The U.S. Constitution and government is a Madisonian design, intended to co-opt or absorb social protest movements and act as a pressure-release valve before their grievance gets so big it explodes and topples the whole thing.
Ever wonder why corporations always seem to win?
Many social protests movements have, theoretically, already been co-opted into the federal government including the Civil Rights, Women’s Equality, LGBTQ Rights, and the Environmental Movements. A version of their original goal has been absorbed into policy and their movement founders have joined the government in some way.
In a change to popular practice, the Bridge Points Project advocates that from the point of co-optation onwards, new generations of leaders within these groups would better serve their communities by adopting a two-party lobbying strategy to strengthen ties and form alliances on both sides of the political aisle - just like smart corporations and trade groups do.
The opposite of two-party lobbying is individual lobbying. This definition applies to most non-corporate political donors, from small-dollar on up to billionaires. This group is motivated by shared values or emotions to a candidate or cause. These donors typically give to and lobby only one party. This is the opposite of what corporations and trade groups do.
I don’t want to influence your vote; i want to change the way you lobby.
— Michael Robinson Byrd
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The Bridge Points Project is creating an ecosystem of engagement between nontraditional coalitions in red states by:
Engaging full-time, corporate-style lobbyists on behalf of social reform movements in the state capitals.
Running ballot initiative campaigns where available, while framing the government as the bogeyman against individual rights.
Building community between active voters groups from GOP and Democratic districts with a focus on commonalities.
