Forward Missouri

08/01/2024

Introducing the Better Party of Missouri and its candidates

The Missouri Forward Party will not have candidates in the 2024 election and is not endorsing federal candidates. However, we did want to make Missouri Forwardists aware that there will be options beyond the two major parties. A new party has been formed, called the Better Party -- a party created to facilitate ballot access for independent candidates at all levels in Missouri. Jared Young is the Better Party candidate for U.S. Senate, running against Josh Hawley and the Democratic nominee. Blake Ashby, who served as a Missouri Forward Party Coordinator, is the Better Party candidate for Missouri’s 1st Congressional District, running for the seat held by Cori Bush. Again, not a formal endorsement, however we greatly appreciate their efforts to bring more choices to Missouri voters and help us break the duopoly that is harming our country.

You can learn more about the Better Party and the candidates at the following links:
BetterPartyMO.com
VoteJaredYoung.com
https://www.facebook.com/votejaredyoung?__cft__[0]=AZWjtoKZhQlBXXYwtw7nq8N5TBbArwtjukPwZtpZj-3LKsAw-MGjnOSFCvbVYWteMv8iDEMtE99qTkSFEhjLvt4_WT79VcGBzc4rzcaypotktqRrvzSsT7Ap7rk4FxwMpLo&__tn__=-]K-R
BlakeAshby.org

09/18/2023

Join the Forward Party of South Carolina for a Virtual Town Hall discussing Russia and Ukraine.
https://www.southcarolinaforwardparty.com/russia-ukraine_town_hall

09/01/2023

Human Centered Democracy

Voting is one of our most fundamental rights as Americans. Our Constitution was written to protect this right, to ensure that everyone’s vote counted the same and that every voter had the equal ability to decide who is elected to lead our Country.

Unfortunately, everyone’s vote doesn’t count the same. Because of the control of our state elections by the two main parties, voters have less and less ability to actually decide who runs our country. The parties have both manipulated voting districts to ensure their party wins the most elections. They have manipulated laws to make it harder for new parties to run candidates. Both the Democrats and Republicans have done everything they can to ensure voters have just two candidates to choose from, one Republican and one Democrat. We have reached a point where the parties matter more than the voters.

As control has shifted to the parties, the candidates they choose have become more extreme. In each party the true believers are the most passionate and the loudest. Candidates have to satisfy the extreme wing of their party before they can win the nomination. And once elected, getting reelected is more dependent on keeping their radicals happy than making voters happy.

Both parties have become defined and limited by the purity tests demanded by the far left and far right. Any attempt to compromise is viewed as capitulation, letting the other side win. The result for our country is partisan gridlock.

Human Centered Democracy. It doesn’t have to be this way. It is possible to make the voters – the humans – matter more than party. Forward Missouri supports voting reforms that will give Americans more choices in elections, more confidence that their government works and more say in our future.

08/15/2023

In You We Trust

Recent developments in AI present valid concerns, such as the intellectual property issues raised in the current strike of actors and writers. How might we address these concerns and even use AI to make our government more effective and human-centered?
Let’s try this. Below is a list from ChatGPT of 10 terms “commonly used to describe outcomes, measures, and actions people expect from the government.”
1. Economic Growth
2. Public Safety
3. Health Care Access
4. Quality Education
5. Infrastructure Development
6. Environmental Protection
7. Social Justice
8. National Security
9. Fiscal Responsibility
10. Civil Rights
Now for the hard (human) part. From this list, what do you think are the three most important outcome areas? Any changes to suggest? Please let us know in the comments.

08/08/2023

"Diversity of Thought" is a process, not a destination...

07/27/2023

Upon the one-year anniversary of the Forward Party, we’re reflecting on why and how many of us are working to create a Missouri Forward affiliate. Many of us have joined this community built upon shared values of bringing people together and solving problems. It’s about a government that works. To get there, we’re trying to better understand each other and the results we share and care about most. We believe the unity this creates will help us achieve these common goals.

By supporting candidates for public office who can get things done, members and allies of Missouri Forward will work side-by-side to implement reasonable, responsible, common-sense solutions to the challenges facing our state and communities, our children and our grandchildren.

Naturally, forging unity through a new citizens’ movement presents great challenges and faces long odds. But it’s a risk we’re willing to take. We’re not afraid of those we support losing elections, we’re afraid of losing our country. We believe this human-centered and results-driven effort will help foster a rebirth of democracy in the Show-Me State. And we hope you’ll join us to shape this movement.

In coming weeks, we’ll be seeking your thoughts to help shape and build Missouri Forward. To start, we’d appreciate your answer to the following question in any format you prefer, whether in writing or video or art, via email or social media:

If you were to demand one result from Missouri politics, what would it be?

Also, please feel free to share this question with Missourians you know.

06/11/2023

"Diversity of Thought" is a requirement of the Forward Party. What do you think - does government Give Freedom or Take Freedom? Enquiring minds want to know..

06/04/2023

Less than a week until the Kirksville Conversation! If you are in the Kirksville area, be sure to join us this coming Saturday. A conversation - about Forward, about Politics, about the direction of our country.

Not Left. Not Right. Forward.

05/24/2023

Not an argument, a conversation. Join us in Kirksville to talk about where we are going and the Missouri Forward Party. June 10 at 3:00 pm at the Hurricane Haven. All ages welcome!

Not Left. Not Right. Forward.

04/10/2023

𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 - 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐬❗️

Building a new political party isn’t easy, but it will be worth the effort. It’s time to give Missouri voters a better choice not tied to the extremes of either party. It’s time to get back to Human-Centered Government. Individuals taking incremental steps is how it all starts. It’s time for the Forward Party to start changing our country.

𝙒𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙤 𝙞𝙩, 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥:
[ ] Help us get more people involved
[ ] Help coordinate meetups, virtual or in person, for your city
[ ] Help us reach out to people that have signed up online

𝙅𝙤𝙞𝙣 𝙪𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙏𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝘼𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙡 13 𝙖𝙩 4 𝙥𝙢 𝘾𝙎𝙏 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙪𝙥 𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩❗️
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04/08/2023

𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 - 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐬❗️

We are going to start collecting signatures later this year to get the Missouri Forward Party on the 2024 ballot. We need help NOW to start building the party organization to make that happen. It’s time to stop being frustrated, and time to start making a difference in Missouri politics.

𝙒𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙤 𝙞𝙩, 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥:
[ ] Help us get more people involved
[ ] Help coordinate meetups, virtual or in person, for your city
[ ] Help us reach out to people that have signed up online

𝙅𝙤𝙞𝙣 𝙪𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙏𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝘼𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙡 13 𝙖𝙩 4 𝙥𝙢 𝘾𝙎𝙏 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙪𝙥 𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩!
➡️ https://facebook.com/events/s/we-need-your-help-to-change-mi/893979141811076/