Imagine a new America - one not constricted by corporate rule of economy & politics. Where all of us feel the reality of liberty & justice. Where children & earth & animals are treated with reverence. Where we’ve atoned & made amends for our mistakes. To imagine it is to begin it
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We must also begin by imagining a new constitution not drenched in the sins of slavery and misogyny. We don’t just need new amendments to old structures of violence- we need to write together preambles to a new world. New wine can’t go in old wine skins ❤️
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Replying to @CarlosMRodrig89
It’s not. 13th, 14th and 19th amendments. Denigrating the genius of the US Constitution is not the way forward.

Jun 11, 2020 · 4:50 AM UTC

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13th Amendment - "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” We still have legalized slavery for prisoners. #BLM
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Genius yes but for who and to what degree? It’s a larger conversation and something I hold lightly- Chile’s recent decision to hold a constitutional convention partly due to their constitution being to tied down to the Pinochet years is part of what inspired the thought.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Also I’m a huge fan of your work and really really appreciated you on the debate stage. Thank you for your prophetic voice 🙏🏽
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The point is to keep moving forward. The constitution is a living document. Our power doesn’t lie just in incriticizing it but in amending it. We can fix what’s broken.
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