A Republic Depends On Citizens Who Participate In It.

And on rules that make participation possible. The proposals here address what voting means in practice, how civic obligations might extend beyond the ballot, and how territories with the population of small states gain admission to the union — including the conversion of DC’s residential and commercial areas into a state, while its governmental core remains federal territory. Each treats civic participation as something the state has obligations to enable, not just a right citizens are presumed to exercise on their own time, with their own resources, against whatever obstacles the day puts in their way.