Just Citizens
A Movement for Civic Renewal
We are Just Citizens—people from every background and belief system who are united by a shared conviction: America can do better.
Our movement began in response to a troubling truth. The headlines feel dystopian. The dysfunction in Washington seems untouchable. Too many of us are left asking: Where do we go from here?
The spark came in July 2022, when our founder stood in the UK Parliament and watched a political reckoning unfold—60 resignations in 48 hours and a Prime Minister brought down by public pressure and principle. The question came fast and hard: Could the U.S. political system ever reboot that fast? And if so… how?
That moment launched a journey and now a movement. One built not on partisanship or cynicism, but on the timeless American ideal of the Pursuit of Happiness—a phrase that once signaled both personal freedom and collective responsibility. It's an American Dream for all!
Just Citizens is now a growing community of people who are reclaiming that ideal. We aim to:
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Revitalize American culture by organizing diverse voices around a shared civic purpose
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Promote human flourishing as the moral foundation of political renewal
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Support independent leadership grounded in ethics, empathy, and the common good
Together, we’re building a new path forward—powered by hope, humility, and citizen action.
"To build a republic worthy of its name in the 21st century, we need a new framework—one that reasserts citizen rule over corporate power, reimagines the economy as a platform for dignity, and renews the civic bonds that sustain self-government."
Common Sense 250
The Platform for Citizen-Led Reform
Leading the Just Citizens movement, Common Sense 250 is the nonprofit engine behind the vision—a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization founded to help Americans take back their democracy through bold, principled, citizen-powered reform.
The name honors Thomas Paine’s revolutionary pamphlet and the coming 250th anniversary of American independence. But this isn’t nostalgia—it’s a call to build the next chapter.
Our Mission
We champion independent political reforms that improve the common good through the voice of the people.
We support deliberative democracy, principled leadership, and citizen-centered innovation that meets the needs of a new generation.
Our Vision
By 2036, American political dysfunction has been sidelined. In its place: a thriving ecosystem of independent leaders and informed citizens solving the real problems of our time and renewing the American Dream for a new generation.
A national movement of everyday reformers—recruiting members, shaping priorities, and giving voice to a better politics.
Real citizens. Real power. Real reform.
JustCitizens.us Congress
An education platform for flourishing—teaching habits rooted in happiness, American ideals, and civic virtue.
Civic wellbeing for all.
The American Dream Academy
Demographically representative mini-publics that deliberate on reform proposals and offer people-powered guidance to Congress.
The people deliberate. The nation decides.
Paid Citizens’ Assemblies
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Get started today before this once in a lifetime moment escapes.
