Constituent action

Write a letter

Choose your audience. The letter is drafted using their own published vocabulary and the 12-pillar alignment framework — never lead with Accord jargon. The ask shape varies by audience type.

Sitting officeholder

Legislator

A senator or representative currently in office.

The letter draws on the legislator's committee assignments, voting record, and 12-pillar alignment to choose what to ask for. Their own vocabulary leads; the Accord arrives as the integration of positions they have already taken.

Example asks
  • Co-sponsor a specific bill the Accord is the integration of
  • Push a committee review of a payroll tax / payroll-replacement bill
  • Speak to the Accord on the floor in your own framing
Open the legislator form →
Running for office

Candidate

A candidate, primary contender, or speculative future candidate.

The ask is platform adoption, not a vote. The letter shows how the Accord extends positions the candidate already holds — making their stated platform architecturally complete instead of competing with it. Speculative candidates (Newsom, Buttigieg, Harris pre-announcement) supported.

Example asks
  • Adopt Distributed Healthcare as your healthcare platform
  • Lead with the Debt Sunset Governor as your fiscal-discipline plank
  • Embrace the full Accord as your platform spine (when overlap is strong)
Open the candidate form →
Public figure / columnist / fellow

Thinker

An opinion columnist, podcaster, think-tank fellow, or public intellectual.

The ask is one of four — endorse, align, comment, or engage in a direct conversation with Bill Hersman, the Accord's author. The letter leads with a specific notable work of theirs (column, essay, podcast episode, book), then shows how the Accord component extends or integrates the position. Examples: Robert Reich, Bill Gates, Ross Douthat.

Example asks
  • Endorse — publicly back the Accord (or a specific pillar) in your next column
  • Align — acknowledge the Accord is the integration of positions you have taken
  • Comment — write a critique; even a sharp one is the most useful gift
  • Engage — direct conversation with Bill across the pillars on your beat
Open the thinker form →
How the letter is drafted
  • The recipient is scored on 12 NAA pillars (champion / aligned / persuadable / skeptical / opposed) using their own published record.
  • The letter leads with the recipient's own vocabulary — never with Accord-internal jargon. The brand name appears at most once, near the end.
  • You can opt in to the full-Accord invitation when the recipient already aligns with 4+ pillars — the letter then proposes embracing the integration as a small step, not a leap.
  • Letters are 280–450 words; you can edit the draft before sending. Subject line + body are both editable.