Let's Talk About the Constitution – After Trump's Win, We're Going to Need It
Given that we're about to have a president with dictatorial aspirations, and both houses of Congress controlled by the Republican Party from which he sprang , the public needs more than ever to understand and demand our constitutional protections.
President-elect Donald Trump’s win is a wake-up call for those who believed that Americans would never buy his blatant brand of white supremacy and misogyny. Trump’s call to make America great again refers to times when women and minorities were denied many of the rights guaranteed by democracy. Trump crowed that the past represents the right and natural order and claimed he could bring it all back again. Despite his open disdain for rule of law, he justified his aims in language that has long been used by reactionaries: a desire to "restore the Constitution." The Constitution was drafted in the name of "We the People," which includes those of all colors, religions and genders. The US must do more to ensure that the constitution offers equal rights and protection to all people. Americans must recognize that there is no going back to when things were "great" just for white men, and to do this, complete constitutional reform is in order. For more, see the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.