About Constitution Fan Club

Authoritarianism has one fatal weakness: joyful people.

All around the world, history shows that when everyday citizens stay creative, connected, and unafraid to laugh, even the most rigid systems begin to crack.
That spirit is the backbone of the Constitution Fan Club.

We celebrate the Constitution not as a relic, but as a living promise of liberty, fairness, accountability, and the enduring belief that a free people can build a better nation. And we do it with a distinctly American sense of humor,
heart, and irreverence.

Joy is a Shield. Humor is a Strategy.

From the whimsical gnomes of Poland’s Orange Alternative, to the sharp-witted students of Serbia’s Otpor!, to the umbrellas raised in Hong Kong, creative resistance has always been a force stronger than fear.

And here at home, we’ve seen it too — in the playful, surreal Inflatable Frogs of Portland, where a community met a rigid political moment with levity, symbolism, and surprising unity. They proved that satire and joy can dissolve tension faster than anger ever will.

These movements made something clear:

When people reclaim public space with wit, color, imagination, and compassion — authoritarianism simply doesn’t know how to respond.

Why We Exist

Constitution Fan Club stands for those who believe:

• Democracy thrives when we participate with both
  courage and joy
• Humor can de-weaponize fear
• Art can cut deeper than outrage
• Patriotism doesn’t equal cynicism — it equals hope
• A joyful public is an ungovernable public to any
  would-be strongman

Our designs aren’t just merch — they’re cultural gestures. Small acts of resistance. Wearable reminders that
citizenship is an active, creative practice.

Our Influences

We honor the global lineage of joyful, creative,
people-powered movements:

• Orange Alternative — surreal humor as a political battering ram
• Otpor! — decentralized youth power and symbolic disruption
• The Umbrella Movement — disciplined, inventive, courage-driven solidarity
• 1960s U.S. protest art & music — culture as a political accelerant
• The Inflatable Frogs of Portland — local imagination meeting national stakes
  
  These weren’t just protests — they were culture shifts. CFC stands in that tradition: hopeful, clever,
  future-focused, and prepared to laugh at the forces
  that try to intimidate.

Where We’re Going

We are building a vision of an America grounded in equity, empathy, functionality, and hope. We’re not here to rage at the darkness. We’re here to make art, crack jokes, show up, and hold the democratic line with joy.

Because joyful people are very hard to control.

And with that…

Sleep well, Captain — the air of democracy will still
be fresh in the morning. 🐸🦞💨