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The former president's public theatre often seems to transform even resistance into part of the performance. We are like extras reacting as he thrills his followers through breaking established norms. However what if we created an independent political theatre omitting the former president aside – or at least with a different focus?

Historical Examples of Political Movement

Americans in the late colonial period established novel methods of protest in response to England's restrictions. Instead of relying on conventional legislative bodies, they opted for non-importation committees and even a pioneering delegates' meeting with no apparent authorization or historical model.

These acts of symbolic defiance, although imperfect, finally culminated in a new nation. After the revolution, framers held a delegates' meeting – officially to modify the initial governing document with a unanimous vote by every state. However, delegates worked in secret, overhauled the articles completely, and revised the method for amending the replacement framework to a three quarters vote.

A Current Chance for Change

The Trump presidency marks a colossal decline for democratic standards, yet it also presents an opportunity to improve these standards positively. Like the framers, we should establish a limited, by-invitation group – an initial constitutional convention – that opposing Democratic states exclusively set up for themselves, limit to their group, and control.

The constitution already provides relevant clauses to support this approach.

Creating an Multi-state Partnership

The selected governments might assemble to draft an interstate compact by and between participating members, embracing the idea if not the letter of the compacts which the national charter's relevant constitutional provision references. They would present officially to national representatives for approval as binding policy. Obviously approval seems unlikely under present circumstances, since the legislature in its present gridlocked state cannot function of anything like systemic change, in any form.

But the objective is to present a model for an alternative form of American government, in a future political landscape, that preserves components of the present institutional framework with enduring value, alongside radical change addressing recent political developments.

A Practical Scenario

Consider this: New York, California, Massachusetts and Illinois might announce a constitutional crisis. Regional leaders could convene a select number aligned anti-Trump regions to send delegates selected through constituents or the legislature. The representatives' task would be to create a multi-state partnership, a declaration of entitlements of the people and responsibilities of involved regions.

The compact would distribute the funding for these responsibilities to member governments and the federal government, in the event of ultimately ratified by Congress. It would establish requirements that national authorities would support financially – just for those states and any other that subsequently choose to participate the compact.

A Forward-looking Opening

This agreement would open with a preamble where The citizens of member governments recognize not just our protections but also our responsibilities to respect one another fairly. The statement would affirm our responsibilities to guarantee each person obtains food security, social security, medical care availability, productive jobs as security during an era of AI advancement. It should be explicit about the threats automated systems and climate change. It must demand on the federal role in healthcare innovation and research-informed healthcare policy to ensure we live better and longer lives.

Confronting Previous Abuses

Additionally the agreement must contain a detailed enumeration of abuses from the previous government, acts of cruelty, which must be penalized and redressed, and violations from the judicial branch, including Citizens United, which must be nullified via regional measures ratifying the compact.

From the beginning, participating governments should also incorporate Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico to participate as full members with equal standing and participate to the compact.

The Most Difficult Component – Money

Then comes the hardest part – money. The partnership would outline designated projects which regional governments ought to support and initiatives that the federal government should fund – at least for the states that ratify this agreement. This agreement would not only be a governing framework enduring, but a budget document for the next fiscal year. It must contain a restoration of resources for medical assistance, and lowering of costs for alternative models medical care.

An Open Opportunity

Lastly, the partnership should include an offer to conservative states, and every other non-participating state to enter too, although they hadn't been first approached.

Political Consequences

Whatever might be claimed against such an agreement, it would push Trump off stage and demonstrate a certain norm-breaking boldness from progressive forces. It would give the blue states credit for autonomous meaningful challenging of traditions. Even better should additional regions decline to participate. {In