Letters from Posterity

LETTERS FROM

POSTERITY;

ADDRESSED TO THE

PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES,

On the following interesting

SUBJECTS.

  1. I.Of the Original Agreement between the People and their Government.Appears first
  2. II.Of the Long Habit, by which that Agreement was quietly set aside.Forthcoming
  3. III.Where the Law is no longer King.Forthcoming
  4. IV.Where are all the Patriots?Forthcoming
  5. V.Of our present Ability, with some Thoughts on the Road back.Forthcoming

[Written by POSTERITY.]

“…secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity…”

PREAMBLE TO THE CONSTITUTION.

AMERICA:

In the Year of our Independence the Two Hundred and Fifty-First.

To the Reader

The first letter will be published here shortly. It is addressed to every citizen of the United States, and it is meant to be read, shared, and argued over.

Why Posterity

The essays that argued for the Constitution were signed “Publius.” Thomas Paine first published Common Sense without his name. They wanted readers to weigh the argument, not the author. These letters are signed the same way, for the same reason.

The name comes from the Preamble, where the founders promised the blessings of liberty “to ourselves and our Posterity.” We are that posterity. These letters are our answer. They belong to no party, and they hold every party, president, court and Congress to the same standard.

Correspondence

Letters to Posterity are read, and the best of them may be answered in a future letter.

posterity@lettersfromposterity.com

New letters appear here as they are written.