Constitutional Revolution: A Path Towards Equitable Representation

Chris Chambers Goodman

This Essay conceptualizes “constitutional revolution” from an equity perspective, asking the question: What changes would and should be made if equity was at the center of constitutional reform? The Preamble states: We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

In order to fulfill these promises, we must make two urgent modifications in the current system of congressional representation to more effectively guarantee equitable representation. Otherwise, we must convene a Constitutional Convention for 2037. The year 2037 is the 250th anniversary of the Constitution, which allows sixteen years to plan, study, evaluate, and implement reforms.