Why Midterm Elections Are Important to Creating the Future
Midterm Elections – Legislating Paradise Closest to the Ground
"The decisions that affect your daily life most directly are not made in Washington; they're made in your statehouse and your city hall."
— The Paradise Folk School, adapting an old truth
Connection to the Charter
Presidential elections draw the crowds, but midterm elections determine who controls Congress, state legislatures, and governor's mansions—the bodies that write the laws on housing, healthcare, wages, and climate. Voter turnout drops dramatically in non-presidential years, often falling below 40%.
This means a smaller, older, and whiter electorate decides who controls the levers of power that shape the rights guaranteed in Article II. Article XIII (Global Solidarity and Universal Well-Being) reminds us that paradise is legislated at every level.
If we are serious about transforming policy, we must treat every election—local, midterm, and presidential—as an opportunity to preach the Charter through the ballot box.