"When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." The time has come for the silent majority of U.S. citizens to declare their independence from the corrupt two-party duopoly. In an online survey of 1,176 U.S. adults in June, nearly six in 10 Americans said they are likely to consider voting for a third-party candidate for president in 2020. [https://icitizen.com/insights/bernie-for-president-movement-and-third-parties-in-u-s-politics-june-14-16-2017] Just over half of respondents believe that if a third party gained substantial seats in Congress, lawmaking would improve. Seven in 10 Americans believe the two major parties do not represent them well and that a third party is necessary (16% say two parties do a good job of representing views; 14% unsure). Younger Americans are the largest proponents of third parties, with 84% of millennials finding “third parties necessary.” "That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security." We are not calling for the overthrow of our government. We are demanding a simple, elegant reform that we believe will have a large impact on the voices and choices of U.S. voters in our electoral process. We call on each of you to declare your independence from the Democrats and Republicans and share our petition to #OpenTheDebates to all ballot-qualified candidates.