We CAN create a nation that governs for all. 

The United States of America was founded under the revolutionary idea that all are created equal. It is also true that our nation’s living history is etched with exclusion, and that it has not yet delivered on the ideals of liberty, justice, and equality for all.

But it is also our Constitution that invites us to bring these ideals to life with three powerful words: “We, the People.” Building a truly multiracial democracy — the one that has not yet existed but is ours to create — is the work of our generation. 

We can advance a country that at last works in service of our collective flourishing. This will require looking at profound transformations in how this country is governed, specifically as it relates to three critical structures:

1. A rule of law that articulates the values of a democracy for all people. In the United States of America, the Constitution serves as the rule of law. From the preamble, to the Bill of Rights, to the equal protection offered in the 14th Amendment, the rule of law should be a promise of fairness for all people.
2. A body of laws that brings those values and principles to life. In the United States, this means that we should expect legal norms, legislative statutes, and judicial opinions to be clear, consistent, and rational enough to bring the word, the values, and principles of the Constitution to life.
3. An apparatus that fairly distributes and enforces the body of laws. For the words of laws to translate into an experience for people all across this nation, someone — some system, structure, practice or process of governing — has to hold the authority and ensure it is implemented, whether that is nationally, across a state, or locally.

Our work of redesigning this nation requires us to find legal and regulatory ways to bind together these structures in a way that finally delivers the benefits of democracy to all. The story of our nation is not over, and its next chapter is our inheritance.