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@WilliamHogeland @dhlazare Persuading the public to exercise the collective right to be the Sovereign, and to do as Jefferson described in his Declaration draft to “alter” or “abolish” our government and to “institute new government” when that government fails, requires a look at the past. 1/
@WilliamHogeland @dhlazare 2/ That’s because what is legal is based on the past via the stare decisis — precedent. AND Americans are a largely indoctrinated people who look to an imagined past for guidance. The actual past then is relevant for what to do in the present to democratize the nation.
@WilliamHogeland @dhlazare 3/ Normally, in *modern* democratic nations, changing the constitutional design falls to political parties. Under a constitutional design, such as ours, that effectively deprived us of party choice, that is not a practical option. So it’s missing is creating the organizational...
@WilliamHogeland @dhlazare 4/ ...capacity outside of a party structure to create a political revolution with an agenda that includes an update draft of a new constitutional design by an assembly that keeps what is democratic, abandons what is oligarchic, and adds advanced features. That is a big endeavor.
@WilliamHogeland @dhlazare 5/ But it is better than a violent revolution or chaos, for maintaining the oligarchic status quo will lead to the self-destruction of the nation, along with failing to do what is responsible toward solving the global Existential Crisis.
@WilliamHogeland @dhlazare 6/ Thank you for shedding light on our history, particularly the founding era corruption you reveal in “Founding Finance“ and also thanks for encouraging me to go for it. Will do.
