Step-by-Step Organizer Toolkit for the People's Campaign for the Constitution
Honing the Message of the PCC and Challenging the “War on Terror” Rhetoric
The PCC seeks to unite the public around the goal of defending the Constitution, rejecting the rhetoric that the so-called “war on terror” justifies sacrificing constitutional rights and limits on executive power. The proponents of the “war on terror” insist upon virtually unlimited powers to detain people and spy on Americans, but the Constitution requires the government to abide by limits that prevent abuse of power and guarantee fundamental rights. Appealing to the Constitution to justify our demands carries moral weight because most Americans still believe in these principles.
The PCC promotes an interpretation of the Constitution that drives our specific demands. We want to change the relationship between the people and the government in order to fully realize what the Constitution promises:
- Government serves at the pleasure of the people—not the president.
- People are guaranteed certain fundamental and inalienable rights and protections.
- Each branch of government keeps the others in check to prevent the corrosive abuse of power.
- All of us, including the president, must be accountable to the law.
