The Order of Independents
“Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.”
JFK
Our Mission
The Independents Caucus is the Cornell Political Union’s youngest and rapidly growing caucus. Birthed out of frustration with growing tribalism and partisan politics, the Independents believe that progress is possible through discourse in an effort to find the middle ground. The Independents Caucus was made in an attempt to bring down the binary structure of liberal and conservative where it exists within the Political Union. We are a group for those who don’t fit neatly into the rooted bins of left and right. And while we believe that the political left and the political right have added great value to our political discussions, neither has a monopoly on understanding the world, or how to improve it. We are a group of young students, from all around the country, and with diverse political ideologies but with a deep-set passion in understanding and valuing the middle ground.
Our Mission
Our members consist of Cornell students, whose homes are placed all around the country and world. We have incredibly diverse political ideologies stemming from our own unique backgrounds. Yet, in our differences we come together in our firm belief that compromise is vital and discourse is fundamental to our understanding of each other. All of our members believe in the integral aspect of discerning the middle-ground in an effort to achieve long-lasting policy decisions that can benefit society.