Orrock LXXXVI XLVII

From #sherrilynifill What are we prepared to do to fight for the idea of a truly just America even if we have never seen it? Where did we fail as citizens to uphold the sacred obligation to protect our democracy? Do enough Americans believe that it is possible to create a multi-racial democracy in which equality and justice and our core values? This was the America that the framers of the 14th Amendment made possible.

Is it even possible to set our country on a course for redemption? How can we come to terms with the fact that half our fellow citizens embrace cruelty, racism, ignorance, and cultism over democracy? How will we navigate the violence and cruelty of these times and protect ourselves, our families, and our integrity?

Jul 4, 2025 at 3:25pmWeb
Show threadOrrock LXXXVI XLVIIJul 4, 2025

For the past three years I have also been focused on a different set of questions. If America as we know it cannot be saved and we are truly in the abyss, what is the new America we can create when we emerge from this dark place? What is our vision for that new America? What must we do now to lay the foundation for its creation?

Answering those questions animates my work and led me to create the 14th Amendment Center for Law & Democracy at Howard Law School. Our country has been re-founded once. It will be time again when we leave this period behind. Do we know what kind of America we are prepared to build that will be better than the one that led us to this disastrous moment?

Show threadOrrock LXXXVI XLVIIJul 4, 2025
We needn’t have the answers today. But we must ask the questions, and perhaps just sit with the questions while we work relentlessly, courageously, and urgently to find the answers.
Show threadKevin Karhan Jul 4, 2025
@orrickle I expect a scenario similar to post-WW2 Germany with an allied government that puts politicans in a house.and let them write a new constitution from scratch.