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250/1 · Our First Act of Applied Citizenship · 2026
The California Citizen Covenant

In America's 250th year, US4A launched the 250/1 California Citizen Covenant, our first act of applied cooperative citizenship. Rather than watching another election pass on a wave of promises, we built a public agreement: a document candidates can sign and citizens can co-sign, creating a witnessed record of mutual obligation that belongs to no party and no campaign. It belongs to the people.

This is what cooperative citizenship looks like in practice. Not abstract values, but a specific, accountable commitment between those who seek to govern and those who grant them that authority.

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Pillar One

The Cooperative Republic

A Cooperative Republic isn't a new government, it's a renewed citizenship. It's a voluntary alliance of individuals and communities who act with shared respect, not forced conformity. Everyone keeps their autonomy, income, and independence, while choosing to participate in a culture of inclusion, transparency, and mutual regard.

  • Practice democracy through everyday cooperation.
  • Encourage local empowerment and shared responsibility.
  • Elevate connection above partisanship.
Pillar Two

The Cooperative Economy

A Cooperative Economy refines capitalism with conscience. It preserves free enterprise and personal ambition while ensuring that economic success strengthens, rather than exploits, communities. Profit and purpose coexist. You earn your own income and control how it's spent, choosing to direct it toward businesses and initiatives that uphold fairness, ethics, and local value.

  • Support independent creators and small businesses.
  • Keep value circulating where it's made.
  • Measure success by shared prosperity, not extraction.
Pillar Three

Respect Is the New Revolution

In a time of noise and outrage, respect is radical. We honor difference, listen first, and refuse to profit from division. True progress begins with empathy, the most revolutionary act of all. This isn't softness. It is the hardest and most necessary work in American civic life right now.

  • Civility and compassion in all communication.
  • Inclusion without exception.
  • Collaboration before conflict.

Together, these pillars shape how we work, create, and engage, as individuals and as a cooperative culture. The 250/1 Covenant is where these principles meet the real world. If you believe governance should be an agreement, not a performance — add your name to the record.