The Colorado Forward Party (CO FWD) is a new kind of political party. We are the Colorado branch of the national Forward Party. Our platform has principles & values rather than specific policies. Recognizing that no single party or policy is correct for every community, we emphasize respect, compromise, transparency and community-oriented solutions.
We concentrate on supporting innovative ways of restoring the voices and choices of every voter in America.
We believe that the American project to form a more perfect union is never finished. In his 1838 speech On The Perpetuation of Our Political Institutions, Abraham Lincoln declared that Americans living in his era had inherited a political edifice of civil and religious liberty and equal rights. He and his fellow Americans managed to preserve it. Many lives were sacrificed in the process, including his.
It is now up to you (and me) to preserve our republic and to bequeath to our descendants the healthy democracy in which we have been privileged to live. Andrew Yang (one of the founders of the national Forward Party) spoke of that in his closing statement in a presidential debate in 2020 (watch the 2-minute recording here).
Political conversations are becoming more difficult over time. We must not allow the difficulty to silence our voices. It is more important than ever for you (and me) to have in-person conversations with our family, friends, neighbors, and acquaintances about political topics. The anonymity offered by social media is making things worse rather than better., A survey indicates that one in three Americans now believe that political violence would be justified to put the country back on track. And anyone who thinks that members of their own political faction don't believe that needs to think again. An equal proportion of Democrats and Republicans expressed that belief in the survey. Follow this link to hear of Miles Taylor's harrowing ordeal due to the recent change in public opinion. People have died as a consequence.
It is time for you (and me) to express support for (and engage in) dispassionate contemplation and civil political discourse. It is unfair for Miles Taylor to take the heat for most of us. It is particularly important to speak up vigorously when those in our own political faction express the belief that political violence is justified. And we must all develop the courage, wisdom, and strength required to have civil conversations with those with whom we disagree. The exercise of (and tolerance for) freedom of speech is most important to us when there is disagreement in public and private discourse.
Character matters to us. Putting community, state, and country before party matters to us. Empowering independents and forgotten moderates matters to us. Providing more choice of who we vote for and how we vote matters to us. The Colorado Platform is split up into three sections: Positioning, Principles, and Initiatives. These three cornerstones provide the structural framework for the Colorado Forward Party's candidates and the code of conduct for elected officials who affiliate with the Colorado Forward Party.
