Chris Wimbush

The Compact Crisis: What’s Real, What’s Fiction A Guide to the Legal Mechanisms Behind Part I

The Compact Crisis uses real Supreme Court cases, real interstate compacts, and real constitutional ambiguities to explore how federalism could fracture.

Here's the fact-check showing what's documented law vs. speculative extrapolation—and why the line is thinner than you'd think.

The Compact Crisis: An Oral History of the Dissolution Part I: The Compact Crisis Begins (2025-2031)

First story: How the U.S. peacefully dissolves through constitutional tools that exist today.

When the Constitution Stops Working A New Direction for Amendments for America

Amendments for America is becoming American Futures, exploring U.S. governance alternatives through speculative fiction grounded in real constitutional law.

What happens when you realize the system you're trying to fix might be beyond fixing?

Adopting A War-Like Mentality Part 1: Concepts MAGA is waging war, to fight back we need to shift our mentality

We are at war; it doesn’t matter if you want to be at war or not. The GOP has declared war on America and the American idea. When war is thrust upon you, you don’t have a say if you are or not at war; all you can do is accept it and act accordingly.
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"GOOD FUCKING RIDDANCE"

Damn. Much as I hate to agree with this guy, I agree with him.

Elon Musk’s legacy is death on a massive scale. A capricious, arrogant know-nothing who came in and started breaking things without any serious plan for what to do next.

Just a greedy son of a…

Make this go viral.

As Musk dismantles federal agencies and purges civil servants, we're gambling with catastrophic risks that most Americans never think about. I've proposed a constitutional solution to protect the quiet experts who keep us safe.

The Imperial Presidency: Time for New Limits? A Blueprint for Reform

The past three weeks highlight the urgent need to limit the presidency's powers through a constitutional amendment. Here are my thoughts on how to achieve that.

A Constitutional Shield for Human Dignity: The Case for Protecting the Rights of Trans and Gender Nonconforming People We must recognize a fundamental truth: you don’t need to fully understand someone’s experience to know they deserve dignity, respect, and protection under the law. Just as we've enshrined protections ...

I just published a new post detailing a constitutional amendment to protect the civil rights of trans and gender-nonconforming people. Check it out!

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I’ve got you (soon) 😄

The Presidential Handoff Problem: Time for Constitutional Guardrails? Here's a question that should keep democracy-lovers up at night: What happens when a president refuses to ensure a smooth transfer of power?

Our second explores what's necessary to ensure a peaceful power transfer between presidents.

The Imperial Presidency: Time for New Limits? A Blueprint for Reform

Our first post proposes a constitutional amendment to limit the power of the presidency to safeguard democracy from excessive presidential power.

Welcome to Amendments for America A Constitutional Thought Experiment

I have launched a new Substack newsletter to propose and explore necessary constitutional amendments to save American democracy. Subscribe today.

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