11/28/2023 0 Comments Who are we the people![]() We, therefore, find ourselves ruminating on a fundamental question, “Is there a gap between how groups of Americans view the Constitution’s relevance, usefulness, and dependability? If so, is it as wide as we think it is?” Madison told us that “ knowledge will forever govern ignorance and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.” This radical idea of “government by the people” is as relevant today as it’s ever been, and it is our responsibility as Americans to be engaged actors in learning about, and living out, arguably the most important, and flawed, western document of the last 1,000 years. ![]() No matter how you identify politically, where you work, live, or play, we are all participants in an ongoing democratic experiment, the one framed and set in motion by James Madison and his contemporaries 231 years ago. We can’t turn on the TV, read the news, or scroll through our social media feeds without coming across a hotly-contested Constitutional issue. Decades ago, Schoolhouse Rock made it easy for an entire generation to memorize the preamble to the Constitution – that famous refrain that begins with “We the people.” Years later, amidst intensifying 25th amendment discussions, and constant questions about the extent of freedoms and liberties, many of us are pondering our relationships with the Constitution and its relevance to our lives and our country.
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