In the aftermath of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, three inseparable friends — Michael Bishop, Nikoli Borodin, and Samantha Sloan — watch in disbelief as America stumbles into a new era of complacency, division, and growing unrest.
Mike, a brilliant but restless Harvard athlete turned researcher, feels the country’s greatness slipping away piece by piece. Nikoli, his Russian-born best friend, thrives on risk and innovation, chasing both love and technological breakthroughs that will shape the Internet’s future. Samantha, sharp and unconventional, battles her own frustrations while forging a path in psychology, determined to understand human behavior and fix the cracks in societal polarization.
As the trio matures, their bond strengthens — and so does their conviction that something must be done. What begins as late-night debates grows into AmendX: a covert movement inspired by the 10th Amendment, rooted in the idea that states can reclaim rights from a bloated state and federal government with no interest in fixing the massive problems at hand. With help from seasoned insiders like Navy officer Michael Pearson and Texas Agricultural Commissioner Jackson Cooper, their underground network quietly spreads through the nation’s institutions. Each brings their own brilliance, flaws, and scars to the cause — Mike’s relentless research, Nikoli’s innovations, Samantha’s groundbreaking organizational psychology. Together, they are drawn deeper into a dangerous question: what if fixing America requires dismantling it first?
Taking Texas 