We the People
It’s time to create a new democracy.
Mission
Foil Trump 2.0 with a new democracy.
The Declaration of Independence gives us the playbook.
Create history. Fix democracy. No secession. No violence.
Strategy
The Declaration of Independence is a safeguard against tyranny.
Citizens lead the way. In cities and towns across America. You rethink democracy. Write new constitutions. Create governments in waiting. Band together. Build support. Win the contest for legitimacy.
Declaration of Independence
(forgive the 18th century sexist language, which was considered neutral at the time)
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
Create History
Trump 2.0. What’s the plan?
Protest? Call our elected officials? Sign petitions? Organize for the next election? Hope our democratic institutions protect us?
That’s what we did last time. It didn’t go well. This time promises to be worse.
We don’t need to be subservient. Our democracy is what’s broken.
We can create a new democracy. Take away his power.
Change the course of history.
How We Win
We will set up a contest for legitimacy.
There are no laws against rethinking democracy, community organizing, writing constitutions, and creating governments in waiting.
How will Trump’s government respond? Even more draconian measures?
Trump may be able to suppress democracy in a handful of cities. But not in hundreds and then thousands of cities across America.
Stay peaceful. Decentralize the effort. Win the contest for legitimacy.
That’s how we win.
New Democracy
We the People. We can create a new democracy.
We start locally. Citizens in each city and town decide for themselves what kind of democracy they want. This is a time of innovation.
The people will immediately confront the challenges of how to cooperate regionally and nationally, designing higher order governments.
As we resolve the hard realities of local control vs regional and national necessities, we will build support.
Eventually the old democracy loses so much support it lacks legitimacy. America shifts to the better model.
The goal is 2 years. Start to finish. Along the way, Trump loses his grip on power.
We get a new democracy. No secession. No violence.
Get Started
Nobody will organize your city or town for you. It’s up to you.
Want to foil Trump 2.0 and create a new democracy? Let’s get started.
Contact us and we’ll put you in touch with your local organizers.
If you are the first volunteer for your city, we’ll get you going!
Email us at hello@citizensgov.org.
About Us
In 2021 we formed Citizensgov as a 501(c)(4) nonprofit.
We worried that our politics had turned dangerous. We wanted to give citizens a peaceful way to change the course of history in America. Just in case Trump or someone like him came back to power.
Well, here we are.