I am an American born in Taipei, Taiwan but now living in London, UK. I grew up in Pembroke, Massachusetts and later moved to Poway, California. The periods between 1967-9 were spent back in Taipei, Taiwan where I lived on a US Air Force base. I still visit about once a year. It never ceases to surprise me. The US seems to have changed a lot since when I was a kid. Maybe it's because I'm getting older. Maybe it's because I'm getting just like the old timers who used to say "In my day, we had this..." or "In my day, we had that..." or "In my day, we always did this..." or "In my day, we always did that..."

Well in MY day... the news was filled with facts and the newsreaders were serious. Grownups used to talk about politics and now they don't. If they do, they get branded conspiracy theorist or radical for daring to question the government. Talking about politics is unfashionable. Taking political action is looked upon as a radical act. What's going on?

There's something wrong with society and we need to change it. This site's all about that. I decided to try to put myself in the place of the founding fathers and imagine what would happen if they were to come back and see what's happened since 1787. What would the founding fathers do if they were to write a new constitution today? Given that these guys were waaay ahead of their time and created a masterpiece of social engineering, I would like to see them back in action and tackling some of the errrmmm....leaders we have in office today.

Constitution Jam is a theoretical site. It's not a site for activism. It is a site for brainstorming ideas toward the creation of new societies. These societies could be a real ones, as in the United States of America, or they could be a virtual societies, where members can opt in by agreeing with the rules.

You can start your own constitution by clicking "create a constitution" at the link on the top of this page. Members can rate your constitution and leave comments about your constitution.

The idea is to explore social engineering, because let's face it. America is not the beacon of inspiration it used to be. We need a new vision and some inspiration.