Common Sense Movement Aims for Citizens Constitutional Convention

The proposed convention mirrors the structure of the Electoral College, selecting delegates to reflect the country’s actual demographic and political makeup. Rather than leaving structural changes to elected officials, these citizens will debate and approve proposals that earn broad, bipartisan consensus. Executive Director Robert Wray framed the effort as a return to the foundational authority of the public, noting that the project seeks to identify reforms that unify the nation rather than deepen its existing divides.

The group has set an ambitious schedule, beginning in Chicago on April 15, 2030, followed by a six-month virtual committee phase. Delegates will finalize their package in Dallas on October 15, 2030, before launching a grassroots push for ratification. Alongside the convention, the organization is publishing a series of essays titled Common Sense—authored under the pseudonym Thomas Payne—to argue that the impetus for structural change must originate with the electorate. Potential agenda items for the assembly include balanced budget requirements, ending gerrymandering, and implementing Supreme Court reforms.