We the People — app layout, rough draft v0.1

Seven core screens. Not final design — a shared reference for what we're building: live government data, structured solutions, short video, contact-your-rep, promise tracking, and two grounded AI assistants (fact-checking and solution co-authoring). See MANIFESTO.md for why. Feedback and Figma volunteers welcome · wethepeople.place

1 · Home — The People's Agenda

WE THE PEOPLE
The People's Agenda
Ranked by 214,508 Americans · updated daily · methodology
1
Housing & Rent
Median rent up 61% since 2015 · wages up 34%
87%
2
Healthcare Costs
Family premium: $27,684/yr · 71% very concerned
84%
3
Food Prices & Quality
Grocery CPI +31% in 5 yrs · label reform pending
79%
4
Childcare
Avg cost exceeds in-state college tuition in 38 states
66%
5
Social Security
Trust fund projection: 2034 · 4 active solutions trending
61%
+ 14 more issues · propose a new one
▤Agenda
▶Watch
◎Solutions
☎Act
♟Politicians

2 · Issue Hub — see the receipts

ISSUE HUB
Housing & Rent
Rent vs. wages, 2005–2025LIVE DATA
rent +61% wages +34%
Sources: HUD Fair Market Rents · BLS CES wages · your metro: tap to localize
50%
renters cost-burdened
$2,014
median asking rent
-4.4M
housing unit shortfall
Top solutions from the community
Legalize fourplexes near transit nationwide▲ 12.4k
Modeled on MN & CA reforms · est. +1.1M units/10yr · 214 amendments
Expand LIHTC + streamline permitting▲ 9.1k
CBO-scored precedent · bipartisan sponsors in 118th Congress
Propose a solutionWatch videos on this ▶
▤Agenda
▶Watch
◎Solutions
☎Act
♟Politicians

3 · Solution — a PR against policy

SOLUTION #4,182 · HOUSING & RENT
Legalize fourplexes near transit
MRMaria R. · Austin, TX · verified voter
▲ 12,438 support · 892 comments · 214 amendments · 38 videos
THE PROBLEM (linked data)
4.4M-unit national shortage; most urban land zoned single-family only. chart →
THE PROPOSAL
Federal transit grants conditioned on cities legalizing 2–4 unit homes within ½ mile of transit stops.
COST & PRECEDENT
$0 direct outlay (condition, not program). Tried: Minneapolis '19, CA SB-9 '21, Montana '23. evidence →
WHO IT AFFECTS
44M renter households; est. rent growth slowdown 1–3%/yr in adopting metros.
▲ SupportAmendSend to my rep ☎
Supported by 3,911 people in TX-35 · your district
▤Agenda
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◎Solutions
☎Act
♟Politicians

4 · Watch — substance that travels

WATCH
For You · Housing
▲48.2k
💬1,204
↗Share
◎Solution
HOUSING & RENT
"I charted every rent hike in my city vs. every wage report. Watch this."
@data_dave · attached to Solution #4,182 · sources in description
Attached solution▲ 12.4k
Legalize fourplexes near transit — tap to read, amend, or send to your rep
Every video is pinned to an issue · sources required for data claims
▤Agenda
▶Watch
◎Solutions
☎Act
♟Politicians

5 · Politician — promises made / kept

YOUR REPRESENTATIVE · TX-35
Rep. Jane Doe (D)
31
promises logged
9
kept
14
in progress
5
broken
every status cited to a primary source · full edit history public
"Cap insulin copays at $35 for all"KEPT
Co-sponsored H.R. 2871 → passed · vote record · promise source: campaign site 3/2024
"Fight for federal zoning reform"IN PROGRESS
Sponsored transit-zoning amendment 5/2026 · in committee · track bill
"Never vote to raise the retirement age"BROKEN
Voted yes on §4 of S. 1440 (raises age to 68 by 2040) · roll call #212
Constituent reviews (verified TX-35 only)3.6 ★
1,847 reviews · "responds to letters" +412 · "town halls rare" −238
☎ ContactTop solutions from TX-35
▤Agenda
▶Watch
◎Solutions
☎Act
♟Politicians

6 · Ask the Data — a librarian, not a pundit

ASK THE DATA ✦
Grounded AI Assistant
Answers only from official sources · every claim cited · never an opinion
Did my rep vote to raise the retirement age?
✦ ASK THE DATA
Yes. On May 12, 2026, Rep. Jane Doe (TX-35) voted yes on §4 of S. 1440, which raises the full retirement age to 68 by 2040.
Roll call #212S. 1440 §4 textPromise #17: BROKEN
2 sources · Congress.gov · tap any claim to verify
So who should I vote for?
✦ ASK THE DATA
That's yours to decide — I don't give opinions on candidates or parties. I can show you every candidate's voting record, promises, and funding sources side by side if that helps.
Compare records →
Ask about any chart, bill, vote, or promise…➤
System prompt, safety rules & bias evals: open source · chats never train the model
▤Agenda
▶Watch
◎Solutions
☎Act
♟Politicians

7 · Solutions Advisor — strengthens your proposal

SOLUTIONS ADVISOR ✦
AI Co-Author
Strengthens evidence & structure · never writes the opinion for you
I want to propose capping grocery markup at large chains.
✦ SOLUTIONS ADVISOR
Strong start. Three things will strengthen it: evidence on retail margins, a cost/enforcement model, and precedent from similar policy. Want me to draft the Problem and Precedent sections from public sources?
FTC retail marginsFrance 2023 precedent
Yes — please draft it.
✦ SOLUTIONS ADVISOR
Draft ready — Problem and Precedent filled with 4 citations. Cost still needs your input: what's the enforcement mechanism? I can suggest 3 used in similar state laws.
View draft →3 enforcement models
Similar solutions found74% overlap
2 existing proposals overlap with yours — merge to combine support?
Review merge
Every suggestion cites a public source · advisor never advocates a position
▤Agenda
▶Watch
◎Solutions
☎Act
♟Politicians

Notes for contributors: all figures shown are placeholders — real screens must pull from the data pipeline (HUD, BLS, CMS, Congress.gov, FEC). The five-tab structure (Agenda / Watch / Solutions / Act / Politicians) is the current working IA — open an issue to challenge it. Design system, accessibility pass, and Figma library: help wanted.