#endgridlock

🌌 How a Broken System Became My Compass --- I didn’t set out to write constitutional amendments. Honestly, I was just furious. I was working on a Michigan child protection bill — something that mattered deeply to me — and it hit me: even if I wrote the perfect bill, the system was stacked against it. Because in Lansing (and in D.C.), most bills don’t even get a vote. They disappear in committee, out of sight, out of mind. That was my breaking point. And, strangely, my starting point. --- Everyone says Congress is “gridlocked.” That’s too polite. It’s broken. 📊 In 2025, over 10,000 bills were introduced in Congress. Only 34 became law. That’s 99% buried. Not debated, not voted on — just erased. I decided: if the system is broken, fixing just one bill isn’t enough. We have to fix the process itself. --- That’s where my Emotion into Action Framework (EAF) came in. I took all that outrage and asked: how do I turn it into something durable, testable, defensible? I stress-tested every draft: Against average people (“is it fair?”), Against lawyers and judges (“is it lawful?”), Even against bad-faith actors (“can they game it?”). Every critique made it stronger. Every silence became data. Every failure turned into an artifact. --- The result: a proposal that compels votes without forcing passage. Citizens can petition. Local governments can pass resolutions. States can weigh in. If any trigger is met, legislators get 30 session days to hold a vote. They can still say no — but they can’t hide anymore. Transparency is the safeguard. “Follows Intent” prevents bait-and-switch. And everything is public. --- But this isn’t just about one amendment. The bigger story? Anyone can do this. With the right tools, anyone can turn their outrage into something antifragile: proposals that defend themselves, ideas that get stronger under pressure. That’s what Praxis Foundries are for — to make the method portable. To let people “steal our work” and start their own campaigns. --- I’m not asking for blind support. I’m asking for critique, collaboration, and scrutiny. 📑 Drafts + toolkits live here: 🔗

Eight weeks ago, I hit pause on another project and asked myself a simple, frustrating question: > If the system is broken—if bills just die quietly in committee—then even the best idea might never see daylight. So how do you fix the system itself? That’s where this amendment began. I started small: a framework for turning emotions into action. I stress-tested the draft against bad-faith lawyers, hostile judges, and the possibility of outright manipulation. I brought it into conversations with people who know the process inside out. Their pushback forced refinements. Their questions exposed loopholes. And each round made the text stronger, clearer, and more self-defending. One thing I’m proud of: this isn’t a partisan trick or a backdoor. It doesn’t force passage of any bill—it just compels an actual vote. The public deserves to know where their representatives stand, not watch good ideas vanish in silence. The amendment has already been reviewed at the Senate staff level, with specific concerns raised and addressed. Every safeguard—“follows intent,” version control, independent triggers—is designed to prevent gamesmanship and guarantee transparency. And now, it’s public. 📑 Read the draft and the toolkit here →