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Trump's public drama regularly seems to transform including resistance as part of the performance. We become similar to supporting actors who splutter while he excites his base by disregarding traditional norms. But what if we produced a separate public demonstration omitting the former president aside – or alternatively having a distinct focus?

Historical Models of Civic Resistance

Americans from 1768 to 1776 created novel types of resistance in response to England's policies. Rather than employing existing governmental institutions, they opted for trade resistance groups and even an initial intercolonial assembly with no obvious official status or prior example.

Those measures of symbolic defiance, although imperfect, finally resulted in a new nation. After the conflict, founders held a convention – officially for revising the first national framework requiring consensus from all states. However, delegates worked in secret, overhauled the system completely, and changed the procedure for amending the replacement framework to a 75% threshold.

A Modern Opportunity for Transformation

The previous administration marks a massive decline for democratic standards, yet it also presents an opportunity to improve such principles constructively. Similar to revolutionary leaders, we could form a selective, invitation-only assembly – an initial framework development – which anti-Trump blue states specifically create for themselves, restrict to themselves, and direct.

The national framework already provides relevant clauses for such action.

Creating an Regional Agreement

These participating regions might assemble to develop a multi-state partnership among themselves, embracing the idea though not necessarily the letter of such agreements which the constitution’s article I, section 10, clause 3 references. These states could submit formally to national representatives for ratification as national legislation. Of course approval seems unlikely under present circumstances, given the federal government in its present gridlocked state lacks the ability for any substantial a new constitution, embryonic or not.

But the objective would be to propose a framework for a different approach of political organization, following the current era, that carries forward components of the current institutional framework that is worth preserving, alongside radical change in response to current challenges.

A Specific Example

As an illustration: New York, California, Massachusetts and Illinois would proclaim a constitutional crisis. Regional leaders might assemble a select number aligned opposing governments to send delegates chosen either by the people or governmental bodies. Their responsibility would involve to create a multi-state partnership, a declaration of protections of citizens and obligations of the participating governments.

The partnership would divide financial support of those obligations to member governments and national authorities, in the event of ultimately ratified by Congress. It would establish requirements that national authorities would resource – exclusively for those states and future that later choose to participate the agreement.

A Visionary Preamble

That compact might begin with a preamble in which The residents of participating regions affirm not only our protections and our duties to treat each other with dignity. The statement would affirm our duties to guarantee everyone receives adequate food, social security, medical care availability, and meaningful work as safeguards during an era of technological change. It needs to specify concerning the threats automated systems and a warming planet. It should insist on Washington's duty in healthcare innovation and evidence-driven public health to ensure our quality improves with increased longevity.

Confronting Previous Abuses

Additionally there should follow a specific list of abuses during the last presidency, damaging actions, that deserve addressed and remedied, and abuses from the judicial branch, such as the political spending ruling, which must be voided through state action implementing the compact.

From the beginning, the states must incorporate DC and Puerto Rico to join as full members on the same footing and participate the partnership.

The Most Difficult Component – Funding

Next involves the biggest challenge – money. The partnership would set out the specific programs which regional governments ought to support and initiatives that the federal government should fund – minimum for participating regions that ratify this agreement. The compact would function as a constitution for the ages, but a budget document for short-term action. It must contain a renewal of resources for healthcare programs, and lowering of payments for alternative models health services.

A Welcoming Opportunity

Finally, this agreement should include an offer to Texas, Florida, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, and all additional non-signatory state to join too, despite they hadn't been initially included.

Symbolic Impact

Regardless of what may be said criticizing this approach, it could move Trump off stage and demonstrate a particular tradition-defying courage from a status-quo left. It would give Democratic governments credit for their own symbolic breaking of the pottery. More effective if conservative governments choose not to join. {In