President Trump has the psychological power to make America great

Phil Beaver works to establish opinion when the-objective-truth has not been discovered. He seeks to refine his opinion by listening when people share experiences and observations. The comment box below invites readers to write.

Note 1:  I often dash words in phrases in order to express and preserve an idea. For example, frank-objectivity represents the idea of candidly expressing the-objective-truth despite possible error. In other words, a person expresses his “belief,” knowing he or she could be in error. People may collaboratively approach the-objective-truth.
 
 Note 2: It is important to note "civic" refers to citizens who collaborate for the people more than for the city.
 
A personal paraphrase of the preamble by & for Phil Beaver:  Willing people in our state routinely, voluntarily collaborate for comprehensive safety and security: continuity (for self, children, grandchildren & beyond), integrity (both fidelity and wholeness),  justice (freedom-from oppression), defense (prevent or constrain harm), prosperity (acquire the liberty-to pursue choices), privacy (responsibly discover & pursue personal goals), lawfulness (obey the law and reform injustices); and to preserve and cultivate the rule of law for the USA’s service to the people in their states.
 
Composing their own paraphrase, citizens may consider the actual preamble and perceive whether they are willing or dissident toward the preamble. 

Briefly read and updated on Nov 14, 2020.
   

Today’s thought, G.E. Dean (Psalms 144:1-4, CJB)

“Blessed be the Lord, my rock, Who trains my hands for war, And my fingers for battle;

My lovingkindness and my fortress, My stronghold and my deliverer, My shield and He in whom I take refuge, Who subdues my people under me. O Lord, what is man, that You take knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that You think of him? Man is like a mere breath; His days are like a passing shadow.” 

Dean says “We are blessed just to know that God cares for us. God loves you.”

David and Dean perceive personal superiority I never felt. One teacher expressed that we should treat believers better than other neighbors. When I objected, I was called a heretic. I did not stay around for more talk of heresy. I don’t trust David and Dean, either. And I don’t think David can trust Dean to represent David.

Letters

Political propriety (Stagnoli) (theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/letters/article_09700002-77a6-11e7-80e3-4b65061a7e00.html)

I do not know the-objective-truth, but it seems to me Stagnoli may not understand political propriety. The political strategist protects his or her reputation rather than the-objective-truth. Perhaps Abraham Lincoln used the Declaration of Independence to outmaneuver the constitution for the USA in order to obfuscate his noble intentions for emancipation of American slaves. Propriety can be publically aggrandized: perhaps we saw John McCain express a thumbs down to speak for the people of Arizona or perhaps he was expressing renegade pride. I don’t know.

It is unheard of for a president to communicate directly to the people through twitter. Such a practice has risks: the President may directly rebuke hubris, dishonesty, and failures in integrity but at political cost. Perhaps “drain the swamp” practically equates to “expose political propriety.” A newborn babe faces the nearly impossible task of emerging a young adult with understanding and intent to live a full life of some ninety years, yet some have the psychological power to overcome a conflicting and confused world. Some excel. It seems to me President Trump has the psychological power to make America great.

People choose preferences and live by them. You might say the end justifies the means. An apparent goal is to initiate governance of by and for the people. There’s been 228 years of regimes that distract the people from the civic agreement that is stated in the preamble to the constitution to the USA. A person facing generations of neglect might necessarily use methods that political propriety rebukes.

  

I do not claim that that was President Trump’s plan. He says his plan is to make America great again. That cannot be achieved with traditional piety, but seems possible with civic order based on the-objective-truth. America never was great, so I hope Trump’s intention will eventually change to: make America great. I think I see progress toward that trajectory.

To Charles Kane: Thanks for that correction. Was Obama the first?
Was twitter useful to Obama for AMO communications? Was he filling the swamp? Did he have media support in filling the swamp? Does Obama communicate for AMO now?

Schedler (Baldwin and Bloodsworth) (theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/letters/article_04a656aa-77a3-11e7-8bb3-bb93eebcb563.html and theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/letters/article_76770e1a-77a7-11e7-b342-bf4224413a11.html)

Many citizens do not appreciate the subject of the constitution for the USA: people in their states who are willing to authorize a limited federal republic, the USA. Read the preamble to understand my claim.

Schedler is an elected official with the duty to serve the people of Louisiana who vote in presidential elections as well as a citizen. To carry out his obligations to citizens, he may either be willing---that is, choose---to cooperate with the USA or be a dissident, both as citizen and as elected official. I will not vote for dissidents to the preamble’s agreement.

Jeff Sadow column 8/4 (theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/jeff_sadow/article_8ece1944-77ad-11e7-ad9b-2f2fde3a02e1.html)

To Matthew White:

From 1720 the British Americans complained in writing to their friends and family in the homeland that management of the colonies from across the Atlantic was not workable and for a few thinkers that the placement of African slaves here was an immoral burden on the colonies. With taxation beginning in 1763, they got serious in their complaints and these events unfolded:

1774 the first continental congress changed the style from colonists to statesmen, and all states were advised to write constitutions

1775 shot heard around the world

1776 Declaration of independence from England

1781 In their second hundred years war against England, France made Yorktown, VA part of their strategy and added 10,000 continental soldier to their 11,000 plus 22,000 navy men to defeat Cornwallis.

1783 the states negotiated, in Paris, the 1783 Treaty of Paris. It recognizes by name thirteen free and independent states.

1784 the thirteen free and independent states ratified the Treaty of Paris (historians call it "Ratification Day." There are 8 slave states and 5 free-soil states.

1786 Shays rebellion is a call to action to strengthen the confederation of states.

1787 in the Philadelphia convention behind closed doors statesmen decide to establish "self-governance", negotiating a draft constitution with the subject "We the People of the United States," and the provision that if nine states ratify the draft, the USA is established. Only 2/3 of delegates signed the draft, the balance being dissidents to the preamble or other aspect. Note: "self-governance" is a  John Locke notion that coerces the people into believing they agreed to the abuse governors impose. The preamble proferrs 5 public disciplines "in order to" promote human integrity (humility) toward Posterity. 11/14/2020 update. 

1788 (June 21) nine states had ratified and operation of the USA was authorized. A month later, a 10th state joined the USA, leaving three free and independent states.

1789 (March 4) the 1st Congress was seated with 11 states represented. North Carolina, and Rhode Island had no senators or representatives, because they were not members of the USA. Like the 11^th state, the two laggarts joined the USA after it was in operation. Rhode Island was two years late.

What is wonderful for willing people in 2017 is that in this history, government authority changed from England, to the Continental Congress, to thirteen free and independent states still in the confederation, then to the people. So far, many people neglect the preamble, suffering the rule of the theism-politician partnership. It was established by the 1st Congress when they hired Protestant ministers to restore traditional ceremonial divinity to legislators and to compete with Parliament's constitutional partnership with the Church of England.

  

The civic agreement stated in the preamble divides citizens into two categories: the willing and the dissidents. I think the willing are bemused by the theism-politician partnership, because it works for the partnership at the people's expense. I work to change that.

Phil Beaver does not “know” the-indisputable-facts. He trusts and is committed to the-objective-truth of which most is undiscovered and some is understood. He is agent for A Civic People of the United States, a Louisiana, education non-profit corporation. See online at promotethepreamble.blogspot.com.