FAQ

  • The Democrats are in the house minority, meaning there’s not much they can do in ways of passing laws, but they definitely can prevent further erosion of what little democracy we have left:

    • Procedural delays: The Democrats can force votes, demand roll calls, and use motions that slow the legislative process, making it harder for the majority to move quickly or quietly.

    • Privileged resolutions: They can introduce resolutions that must be brought to the floor, forcing debate and recorded votes on major issues, even if leadership opposes them.

    • Censure and investigation tools: They can introduce resolutions to censure officials, call for investigations, and formally document misconduct — even if they don’t have the votes to win.

    • Amendment strategy: Minority members can flood committees and floor debates with amendments to expose weak policy, force public debate, and delay passage.

    • Demanding accountability votes: They can force members to go on record on controversial actions, creating a public trail voters can see and judge.

    • Using public oversight powers: Members of Congress can enter federal facilities, detention centers, and agencies unannounced to inspect conditions and report abuses.

    • Holding field hearings: They can bring hearings directly to affected communities to spotlight harm and elevate voices that are usually ignored.

    • Controlling the narrative: Even without majority power, they can use hearings, press conferences, and formal proceedings to shape national attention and public pressure.

    • Historical precedent: These tactics have been used effectively by minority parties in the past to slow legislation (e.g. the GOP slowing the passage of The Affordable Care Act), expose wrongdoing, and build momentum for change.

    • What’s missing: These tools require political will, not permission. Choosing not to use them leaves accountability, visibility, and leverage on the table.

  • Currently there is no public record showing that Rep. Mike Levin has meaningfully used the full range of tools available to a member of Congress to challenge abuses of power or force accountability.

    Despite having the authority to do so, he has not led or meaningfully participated in efforts such as:

    • Introducing privileged resolutions to force floor debate on major abuses or constitutional violations.

    • Using procedural tools to slow or obstruct legislation in protest of harmful policies.

    • Forcing recorded votes to put members on the record over issues like war funding, mass surveillance, or immigration enforcement.

    • Launching high-profile oversight efforts or inspections of federal agencies, detention facilities, or military operations.

    • Using his platform to conduct field hearings that center impacted communities or expose government misconduct.

    While these tools are routinely used by members of Congress across party lines when they want to apply pressure or shift the national conversation, there is little evidence that Rep. Levin has employed them in any sustained or confrontational way.

    As a result, his tenure has largely followed the path of institutional maintenance rather than active challenge — prioritizing committee work and incremental legislation over the assertive use of power available to him.

    In a moment when many constituents are demanding bold action, transparency, and accountability, choosing not to use the full authority of the office effectively means leaving that power on the table.

    The tools exist. The question is why they aren’t being used.

  • 1. Use Every Tool Available to Expose Corruption and Abuse

    I will use the full procedural powers of my office — motions, resolutions, oversight requests, and public hearings — to force transparency when government or corporate power is abused. Even when votes are lost, I will make sure the truth is on the record and impossible to ignore.

    2. Refuse Business as Usual

    I will not treat politics like a quiet career ladder. When leadership protects donors instead of people, I will say so publicly, on the floor and in the press. Silence and politeness are how corruption survives.

    3. Put Working People at the Center of Every Fight

    Every vote, amendment, and public action will be guided by one question: does this materially improve the lives of working people? If it doesn’t, I won’t support it — no matter who’s asking.

    4. Use Congress as a Platform for Public Accountability

    I will use hearings, public briefings, and oversight visits to expose abuses of power — whether by corporations, federal agencies, or contractors — and bring affected communities directly into the conversation.

    5. Force Votes That Reveal the Truth

    Even when legislation won’t pass, I will introduce and support bills that force elected officials to go on the record — on war spending, corporate bailouts, healthcare, housing, and workers’ rights — so voters can see exactly who stands where.

    6. Build Coalitions Without Compromising Values

    I will work with anyone willing to fight for working people, but I will not water down core principles to maintain comfort inside Washington. Cooperation should move us forward, not neutralize us.

    7. Challenge Concentrated Power Wherever It Exists

    Whether it’s corporate monopolies, private equity, defense contractors, or corrupt political networks, I will use my platform to expose how concentrated power harms democracy — and push for laws that break it up and hold it accountable.

    8. Stay Accountable to the People, Not the Party

    My office will operate with transparency, open forums, and regular public reporting. I answer to the American people, not party leadership, lobbyists, or donors.

    9. Turn Public Frustration Into Action

    Anger without direction gets ignored. I will turn frustration into legislation, oversight, and sustained public pressure that forces real change — especially when it goes against the party and its decades of indifference that got us here in the first place.

    10. Use the Office as a Tool, Not a Title

    This job isn’t about status or seniority. It’s about using every inch of the office to fight for people who have been ignored, overworked, and shut out of the system for too long.

    • I can’t fix everything overnight — and I won’t pretend I can. One member of Congress doesn’t have a magic switch that undoes decades of corruption, inequality, and bad policy. This is a system that rewards greed.

    • I can’t pass major laws by myself. Big change requires building pressure, public support, and coalitions — not backroom deals or empty promises.

    • I can’t force party leadership to act if they choose to protect their donors over their constituents. What I can do is make that choice visible to the public.

    • I can’t stop corporate money from flooding politics overnight, but I can refuse it, expose its influence, and push reforms that weaken its grip.

    • I can’t undo every harmful policy already in place, but I can fight to block new ones and push relentlessly to reverse the worst damage.

    • I can’t guarantee outcomes in a system designed to move slowly and resist change — but I can guarantee effort, transparency, and accountability.

    • I can’t promise that things will get easier, it’ll probably get worse, and there will most likely be many conflicts.

    • What I can promise is this: I will not lie to you, I will not disappear into Washington, and I will not stop pushing just because the system says “that’s just how things are”. Change comes from regular people standing up and saying “NO”. It is time to say NO to a system that refuses to place People over profits.

  • No, not in the traditional sense, I am not a politician. I just graduated college and work as a busser at a local restaurant, but that gives me a clear view of the challenges working people face every day. I understand what it’s like to struggle with student debt, rising rents, and living paycheck to paycheck — experiences too many in congress seemingly ignore.

    I may not have the “track record” or “deep pockets” synonymous with those running for office, but I also don’t have a worldview that allows me to be beholden to countries like Israel or to corporations like Open AI. What I do have is an ideological foundation to fight against these forces (and win ofc), the duty to speak truth to power, and the determination to use every tool of Congress to change our current system.

    I don’t see being in office as a way of gaining titles or connections. It’s about representing those without a voice and the working people of my community, using my position to build a system that cares for all — not just the wealthy and well-connected.

  • Local offices matter, a lot. But the problems people are suffering from right now aren’t being caused at the local level, and local offices don’t have the power to fix them.

    City councils and school boards don’t control:

    • Healthcare costs

    • Rent and housing markets

    • Student loan debt

    • National labor law

    • Corporate monopolies

    • Immigration policy

    • Military spending or foreign policy

    • Federal taxation or social programs

    Those decisions are made in Congress.

    When rent is unaffordable, wages are stagnant, healthcare is crushing families, and wars are draining public money, it’s not because your city council failed — it’s because federal policy is broken.

    Starting “small” doesn’t mean starting effective.

    For many people, waiting years to climb a political ladder while families are losing homes, going into debt, or dying without care isn’t realistic or acceptable. The crisis is national, and it demands action at the level where the power actually exists.

    That doesn’t mean local office isn’t valuable — it is. But choosing to run for Congress isn’t skipping steps; it’s going where the problems are being created.

    We don’t need politicians that will maintain the status quo. We need representatives willing to confront it, and crush it when needed.

  • California’s 49th congressional district.

  • I’m a recent Political Science graduate from UCLA now based in Carlsbad, CA. I moved to California at 15, graduated from Torrey Pines, then attended Palomar College before transferring to UCLA. I’m working in hospitality as a busser while doing what I can to give back to our community, i’ll leave a link below if you’d like to learn more or help out. Thanks again for reading, Go Lakers/Ravens

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