We the People are the true Founders. We always have been, even when deemed invisible under the law. We have the power to realize a nation that loves, honors, and serves all — deserving of the generations to come. It is ours to build together.
We know that the Signers of the Constitution didn’t include all of us when they penned the words We the People. But we, the people of our multiracial democracy, have always believed in more.
THE OPEN LETTER
From PolicyLink CEO, Michael McAfee, and President, Ashleigh Gardere
As we approach the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, we are calling leaders to take up your power, exercise your values, and courageously build a future where all can thrive.
As threats to our collective future grow more urgent and pronounced, we must exercise our power boldly and unapologetically to disrupt what is and to make possible what is yet to be. Not only to protect our history but to shape our future. We the People must become the founders of a nation yet to be realized–the opportunity of our generation. Knowing our work will be imperfect, and still accepting the invitation to work each day to perfect our democracy. Making this evolutionary leap demands that we treat this future not as a distant aspiration but a reality within our power to create.
THE INVITATION
This nation was founded under the revolutionary idea that all are created equal. The Constitution that followed this Declaration of Independence offered us the invitation to bring this idea to life under the mantle of We the People. It is now the work of our generation to take up the unfulfilled promise of We the People and refound a country that truly serves all.
This is the invitation before us. This moment calls upon us to assume our role as founders and to remake the nation so all can flourish.
What exactly does that require us to commit to?
