It’s our government

Let’s make it act like it.

We don't recognize it yet, but we are in the midst of furthering the work the founding fathers started 250 years ago.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident …”

With little precedent or promise of success and following the deep-seated conviction that each one of us is born with the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, those first rebels took it upon themselves to define what patriotism was, in the face of a king they were pretty sure was going to kill them. They believed that We the People were the ones who should hold the power, that our will should steer any government. It was a start.

But today we’re at a stand-still. We recognize political polarization as a problem. It’s time to do something about it. The source of this conflict isn’t the other side. It’s the artificial construct of sides all together.

From the rise of MAGA supporters all the way to the burgeoning ranks of Democratic Socialists, We the People are saying the same things:

• We are tired of the status quo handed to us from those in power.

• We are tired of feeling like the opportunity we were raised to believe in is somehow always out of reach and that the system and those in control aren't giving us a fair shake. That our paycheck and career options aren't what they should be.

• We are ready for more. We want those early promises to become our daily reality. We are ready for an awakening.

In 1776, at a time information moved only from mouth to ear to hand to quill to paper to pony express, the founders hatched a plan to transition from a king to a system that took input from the people. Given that technology was so limited, representational government made sense at the time.

Today it doesn't.

We the People deserve more. We deserve to be heard - not a false choice decided by powers outside our control for a Blue or Red politician who will do whatever the party dictates in office – we each deserve to have our say on every aspect of every issue. As owners, we should be able to direct where to spend every dollar taxed from our paycheck.

This isn't an outlandish ask. It is a furthering of what those 56 delegates signed 250 years ago. They were smart enough to allow for their own limitations and blindspots. 

Now it is up to us to carry out the vision.