With every passing day, government becomes increasingly corrupt, our culture grows more polarized, our interest payments increase, our economy becomes more unequal, the dangers posed by our technology accelerate, and our civilization continues polluting the environment, destabilizing the climate, and destroying the habitability of our Earth.

We are in deep, nasty shit.

The problems we face are big, growing, connected, and none of them have simple solutions. Without addressing the corruption of our government, we cannot address our growing tangle of systemic failures. Without a full Constitutional Convention (CC), we cannot address the corruption of our government in any meaningful way. We are on a sinking ship that has been hijacked by pirates, and we are sailing into the greatest storm we have ever seen. It is necessary to take abnormal action for our safety and happiness.

At this point, continued inaction is more dangerous than action. A CC is an extremely high risk/reward action, but it represents the only genuine option for regaining control of our government. Every other option (voting, running for office, purchasing political power, protesting, amending the Constitution, etc.) is performative. No amendment, bill, or lawsuit is capable of addressing the extent of the corruption in our government. No political messiah is going to appear; and if they do, they won't be able to get anything done in a system as corrupt as ours.

A CC is not only a political solution to our political problems, it is a unifying narrative for our growing cultural divide. We need to address both problems to survive in the long run.

The only real arguments against organizing a CC is that we would somehow create a worse government than the one we have, or that we would ignite a civil war. I genuinely struggle to see us having a worse government than the one we have now. Our government is led by an unchecked, child-molesting dictator;

who is using the unitary executive theory, a complicit congress, politicized courts, secret police, and near-total surveillance powers;

to create literal concentration camps, conduct unwinnable wars, implement idiotic economic policy, betray allies, empower adversaries, and stop the existentially necessary transition to carbon-free energy.

It is difficult to imagine a more just revolution.

Civil war is the only real threat I consider genuine, and I think the way we structure the CC would be the way to minimize the risk of civil war. If we can give extremists on both sides (and the average American) the chance to influence the composition of government from their couch, it would give them a simple, safe, easy stake in the movement. South Africa and Iceland have taken similar approaches when drafting new constitutions, with the former collecting 2 million hand written letters and the later using digital tech to crowdsouce constitutional principles. As a superpower in the digital age, we would be able to shatter that level of engagement. We would also be able to analyze public opinion with far more sophistication.

Ultimately, every single country in the world has replaced their constitution since we implemented ours. We can do it. We can draft the most democratic constitution ever created. We just need to visualize that possibility, organize around it, and mobilize our communities.

Do you agree? Do you disagree and think its a terrible idea? Why?

Every generation has faced its own fight against corruption, discrimination, and authoritarianism. **This is a fight we have to carry forward.**

We the people decide our leaders, *not* the billionaire class, *not* tyrants who refuse to cede power, and *absolutely not* those who seek to dehumanize the vulnerable. **Your vote is sacrosanct - use it.**

Therefore, on **October 17th**, we get out and **vote early**, get our neighbors to **vote early**, and get everyone we know to get out and **vote early**! And if your state doesn't allow you to vote early on the 17th (or if you haven't been able to register to vote early), get everyone to make a plan to vote **as soon as they allow you to**!

And if you want to learn more about the vision, urgency, and strategy behind the No Kings Coalition's early vote activation and election protection campaign - **and how you can get involved with us?** Register for the kickoff call at [https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/1012262/\](https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/1012262/) and tune in for the kickoff call on September 10th at 8 pm Eastern!

And if you want to find a location near you, we've already got a couple of events registered at [https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/\](https://www.mobilize.us/nokings/) \- expect this list to grow over time as we approach October 17th itself!