Number of hand bound US Constitutions given away (since 2016): 1596
Stack of 4×5″ US Constitutions ready to be dropped off around the city!
It’s February 2025 and we’re in the middle of a hostile government takeover—a coup—led by Trump, Musk, and the Republicans. Back in 2016, I was alarmed by the lack of guardrails in discussions about politics. In an attempt to do *something*, I started binding copies of the the US Constitution and giving them away. I gave them out at rallies and left them in coffee shops, restaurants, post offices, and just about wherever I went. I’ve distributed over 1500 and will continue to do so.
Since then, I’ve come to think it’s not ignorance of the principles that is the problem, but a lack of integrity…and I’m not exactly sure what to do about that. When someone crosses a red line, you must push back or admit you really didn’t believe in your red line. This is obviously easier said than done.
The Constitution is just a document with words and rules. None of it means anything if we decide it doesn’t. On the other hand, if we decide it represents us, then an attack on it is an attack on us.
For more about how each free US Constitution is made, click here (blog page). The summary is it takes 15 to 20 minutes to make each one. They are printed at home, stitched together, and covered by me. They cost about $1.05 each in materials, plus the 15 – 20 minutes of labor I put into them. If you’d like a batch of 10 to give out to your local community, I offer them for $11 + $5 shipping anywhere within the US (10 pack/US Constitutions). Each one is numbered in the order they’re completed.