Principle 3: Your Government Should Fear You, Not the Other Way Around

When the government makes mistakes, you pay for it. But when you speak up, they ignore you.

That’s not democracy. That’s dysfunction.

Government accountability isn’t about politics — it’s about power. And right now, that power is too far from the people.

Here's what we’re doing about it:

• Create a Digital Accountability App. Citizens should be able to track government spending, votes, and policies in real time.

• Plain-language budgeting. No more 900-page bills no one reads. You deserve to know where your money goes — in terms you understand.

• Audit the big stuff. We’ll start with multi-billion-dollar subsidies and contracts. If it's not serving the people, it's getting cut.

As an accountant, I believe numbers should serve people, not bury them.

As a veteran, I know what bureaucracy looks like up close. Transparency shouldn't be optional, it should be a right.

🧭 Return to all six campaign principles → Principles Page

Related Reading:

🔗 Ballot Fairness

🔗 Gerrymandering

🔗 (Future) FEC Transparency

🔗 What Comes Next, Part 1

🔗 Part 3: Follow the Money

🔗 (Future) Break the System, Part 4