In order to combat the mediocrity which seems to reign in our political candidates, CAMP is calling for Amendment XXVIII to the United States Constitution. This Amendment would add "None of the Above" to all federal election ballots, allowing voters to choose not to vote for a ballot of mediocre candidates.

Should the "None of the Above" option receive a majority of votes in any given election, then that election would yield no winner and the election would need to be rerun with new candidates on the ballot. Perhaps any candidate receiving over one-third of the popular votes in the original election would be allowed to run in the new election, but all other candidates would be barred from further campaigning in that current election.*

Since constitutional amendments require ratification by individual states, it is hoped that those states would adopt a similar policy thus bringing the None of the Above option to state and even local elections.

Democracy should put the power in the hands of the people, not hamstring the political process with non-viable candidates. We need a solution before the diminishing returns of mediocrity find us spiraling into an America our Founding Fathers would no longer recognize.

*Such a result would not bar candidates from running in future elections for the same office, though hopefully such a censure would give them second thoughts as to the viability of their political career.