To all Americans,

I am exercising my freedoms under the first Amendment to organize our next Constitutional Convention; and I ask that you join me so that together we can write the greatest story in recorded human history.

Think of our current government as an old home. In this house, termites have hollowed out the load-bearing beams, mold grows unchecked in the bathrooms, the roof leaks with every storm, and it all rests on a cracked foundation. Everyone you love is living inside of this decaying home, one built centuries ago, one teetering on the verge of collapse. Unless we build a new home, and quickly, structural collapse and tragedy are inevitable. It is impossible to say which wall will fall first, or which storm will blow the house down, but it is obvious that a disaster is immanent. A house as rotten as ours cannot be repaired; it must be deliberately, carefully, professionally demolished before another, better home is built in its place. This transformation requires specialists of all kinds working together for extended periods of time. You need a demolition crew, architects, general contractors, electricians, plumbers, roofers, interior designers, foundation experts, and many other specialists who know exactly what to do within their niche of expertise. You cannot just hire a bunch of general contractors and expect to build a great home, you assemble a collection of specialists, each one tasked with a specific responsibility. We must build our government the same way we would build a home, by gathering specialists, incorporating the preferences of the owners, and setting a timeline and a blueprint for construction.

Without an initiative of this magnitude, without fixing our government at a foundational level, there is no hope for us as a nation. The government is broken, it needs fixing, and this proposal is probably the best plan to fix it you are going to get. We are down late in the fourth quarter and a hail mary is the only play that makes any kind of sense. Extreme circumstances require proportional responses, and while the risks of replacing our government are enormous, so are the rewards of doing so successfully. To minimize this enormous risk, this website goes on to explain why such a radical step is necessary, how this Convention would work, and what our next Constitution might look like.

The Constitution was genius for its time, but the government it upholds can no longer meet the demands of a modern, digital society, and replacing it is absolutely necessary for our safety and happiness. We need a new government because until we regain control of ours, the one hijacked by soulless corporations and callous aristocrats, life for all of us just gets worse. The things upon which all our lives depend, the colossal environmental, economic, and political systems that affect all of us, are simultaneously failing. Our best bet is to gather some of the smartest Americans and get them to design a brand-new government capable of addressing the problems of the modern age, and then broadcast, in real time, their discussions so that “We the People” criticize, comment, and cheer from the safety and comfort of our homes. By combining executive direction, subject matter expertise, and public feedback, I believe we can design the best government in the world.

We live in an age defined by information and narratives, an era where stories and ideas can spread to billions in a matter of hours if they create enough emotion. I cannot imagine a more appealing (or alarming) narrative than an instantaneous, non-violent, digital, democratic, diplomatic revolution against a tyrannical, expired, corrupt, immensely powerful government. All this story needs is an audience. All this story needs is you.

The dream is not to make our United States great again; the dream is to make our union greater than ever. My sincere, unflinching, immensely powerful hope is that my dream becomes your own, and that you help it become the unifying force for our distressed, oppressed, suppressed nation.

Best wishes,
Nobody

P.S.
The very first rule of our Constitution is the freedom to think, speak, and assemble peacefully. Any military or law enforcement officer reading this proposal must understand: your oath is to the Constitution, to its principles and its spirit, and not to a politician, party, or President. Any attempt to arrest me or interfere with this initiative would seem to be a direct violation of the single most important principle you swore to defend: the freedom to think, speak, and assemble peacefully in pursuit of a more perfect union.

“These are the times that try men's souls; the summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.”
Thomas Paine