comments "Amend: The Fight for America" mounts a fascinating defense for the power of celebrity casting in documentaries. This isn't the primary aim of the six-part series, mind you. But if your aim is to familiarize the public with the essential Americanness of the 14th Amendment, having the A-list actor they used to call Mr. July as the face of that effort is a smart way to hook the otherwise disinterested. Will Smith, the executive producer and co-host along with Larry Wilmore, knows what the people are watching. What matters beyond that is how they're using their powers of fame here which, believe it or not, isn't to serve their own sense of righteousness.