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. Independents believe progress is possible through respectful, open discourse rooted in finding a middle ground. The Independents Caucus was made to break open the binary structure of liberal and conservative within the Cornell Political Union. We are a group for those who don’t fit neatly into the rooted bins of left and right, or those who wish to see a less divided political conversation. While we believe that while the political left and 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 around the world with diverse political ideologies, but a shared deep-set passion for understanding and valuing the middle ground.
Our Members
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.