Anderson Amendments

Proposed 30th Amendment

Freedom Accessible

The public square should belong to the people, not to private gatekeepers.

Proposed 30th Amendment to the United States Constitution

Preamble

Whereas the electromagnetic spectrum, broadcast airwaves, and dominant digital communication platforms function as essential public trusts that powerfully shape public discourse; we the people ordain and establish the following:

Section 1

The electromagnetic spectrum and dominant digital platforms serving as primary public forums shall be treated as public trusts. Ownership and control of such platforms shall be subject to reasonable, viewpoint-neutral limits on consolidation to preserve genuine diversity of ideas and prevent monopolistic control.

Section 2

No entity controlling significant public forum infrastructure shall engage in systematic, viewpoint-based suppression, amplification, or exclusion of lawful speech. All such actions must be transparent, subject to due process, and consistent with constitutional protections for freedom of expression.

Section 3

This Amendment shall be interpreted in favor of maximum freedom of expression, viewpoint diversity, and innovation. Nothing herein shall prohibit private platforms from moderating content consistent with clearly stated, uniformly applied community standards, nor shall it impair legitimate, consensual, or narrowly tailored commercial or research uses.

Section 4 — Transitional Implementation

To ensure effective and uncaptured implementation of this Amendment during its formative period, Congress shall provide for a limited transitional stewardship mechanism of not less than six years, designed to establish operational safeguards against institutional capture, after which full governance shall vest in structures serving the public interest and preserving the Amendment's original intent.

Plain Language

In Plain Language

Freedom Accessible — protecting open discourse, localism, and viewpoint diversity in the public square of the 21st century.

  • Treats dominant communication platforms as public trusts.
  • Limits excessive consolidation.
  • Prohibits viewpoint-based censorship.
  • Preserves innovation and legitimate moderation.

Core Principle

“Freedom Accessible.”

The primary channels of communication stay open to a wide range of voices rather than controlled by monopolistic gatekeepers.

Why It Matters

Risks of Inaction

  • A handful of corporations will maintain near-total control over what Americans see, discuss, and debate.
  • Viewpoint diversity will keep shrinking as algorithms silently suppress or amplify speech.
  • Local journalism and community discourse will weaken further under national consolidation.
  • Elections and public debate will be increasingly distorted by unaccountable platform gatekeepers.
  • The marketplace of ideas, the foundation of self-government, will become a managed illusion rather than a free exchange.

Without the 30th Amendment, the public square will belong to private gatekeepers, not to the people.

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