{"product_id":"reconstitution-marci-harris-9781646872428","title":"Reconstitution: A Blueprint for American Governance in an Age of Acceleration","description":"\u003cb\u003eHow do we govern ourselves when the pace of change outstrips the capacity of our institutions to respond?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and global networks reshape every aspect of our lives, democratic systems built for the 18th century are showing signs of strain. In \u003ci\u003eReconstitution\u003c\/i\u003e, lawyer, former congressional counsel, and civic technologist Marci Harris argues that we've reached a pivotal moment--not of restoration, but reinvention. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eReconstitution \u003c\/i\u003eframes this era as a potential \"Third Founding\" a civic season in which Americans can reexamine their governing frameworks with the same boldness the Founders once brought to their own uncertain moment. Drawing from her experience in Congress and over a decade of bridging Silicon Valley and Washington, Harris explores how democratic legitimacy must be maintained--not just through ideals, but through implementation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At its heart, this is a book about systems: legal systems, technical systems, political systems--and the people who design and interact with them. With clarity and depth, Harris likens the Constitution to source code: a powerful architecture in need of thoughtful refactoring to run on modern hardware. She shows how institutional drift, civic disengagement, and technical debt have weakened the interface between citizen and government--and what it will take to rebuild it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eReconstitution \u003c\/i\u003eoffers both diagnosis and blueprint. Combining historical insight, founding principles, and an outcomes-driven framework, it challenges readers to become informed realists--citizens capable of designing democratic systems that are agile, resilient, and worthy of our highest ideals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is not a book about what went wrong. It's about what comes next--and who decides.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marci Harris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1646872428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646872428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ideapress Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Marci Harris","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48520157757695,"sku":"9781646872428","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_37874c4c-18dc-449b-a9d1-8356182f301a.jpg?v=1778741097","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reconstitution-marci-harris-9781646872428","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}