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Phil Beaver seeks to collaborate on the-objective-truth, which can only be discovered. The comment box below invites readers to write.

"Civic" refers to citizens who collaborate for individual happiness with civic integrity more than for the city, state, nation, or society.

Consider writing a personal paraphrase of the preamble, which offers fellow citizens mutual equality:  For discussion, I convert the preamble’s predicate phrases to nouns and paraphrase it for my proposal as follows: “We the civic people of the united states in order to develop individual discipline, civic integrity, justice, defense, and prosperity so as to perpetually preserve liberty, maintain statutory law for the USA.”

I want to collaborate with the other citizens on this paraphrase and theirs. I would preserve the original, 1787, text, unless it is amended by the people.

It seems no one has challenged whether or not the preamble is a legal statement. The fact that it changed this independent country from a confederation of states to a union of states deliberately managed by disciplined fellow citizens convinces me the preamble is legal. Equity in opportunity and outcome is shared by the people who collaborate for human justice.

Every citizen has equal opportunity to either trust-in and collaborate-on the goals stated in the preamble or be dissident to the agreement. I think 2/3 of citizens try somewhat to use the preamble but many do not articulate commitment to the goals. However, it seems less than 2/3 understand that “posterity” implies grandchildren. “Freedom of religion,” which fellow citizens have no means to discipline, oppresses freedom to develop integrity.

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The importance of the U.S. preamble’s proposition has been hidden since March 4, 1788, when the first Congress was seated representing eleven eastern seaboard states. Fellow citizens who care nothing for the U.S. preamble should hold no office in the U.S. and should not be allowed to vote. Fellow citizens, especially elected officials, who do not collaborate for statutory justice ought to reform or be excluded from elections.

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On civic education, prompted by Bobby Jindal’s upcoming speech in Ohio (Roger Beckett, 2015) (https://www.twincities.com/2015/03/27/roger-beckett-students-must-fully-understand-the-principles-that-make-america-great/)

Note: this was prompted by the news that Bobby Jindal will speak about civic education next month. My comments are also posted at the URL I referenced.

I wholly agree with Beckett that "Teachers spend too much time learning how to teach . . . and not enough time learning what to teach." The problem is that most education professors and others don't understand the USA, and some prefer British tradition.

The chief deficiency of civics education is that U.S. scholars have not accepted the consequences of the French led victory over England at Yorktown, VA, in 1781. This is the USA, not a former British possession. (My state, Louisiana, has always had French influence and thereby sometimes thinks with justice rather than British tradition. For example, Louisiana in 1879 uniquely applied U.S. Amendment VI justice, to provide 9:3 impartial jury verdicts rather than traditional British tyranny of 12:0 verdicts. The wonder of this outcome illustrates the importance of people's discipline to develop justice in their state even though the rest of the states maintain traditional tyranny. England corrected the tyranny in 1967, adopting 10:2 jury verdicts.) Establishing psychological independence from the colonial-British influence is critical to the survival of the USA under the U.S. preamble's proposition: responsible liberty.

After the liberation of Worcester, MA in 1774, there was the ratification of the 1783 Treaty of Paris by the thirteen names free and independent states, followed by the failure of their confederation, highlighted by Shays' rebellion, 1786-87.

A constitutional convention followed, and the consequence was a proposal to dissolve the confederation and replace it with a union of people in their states. On June 21, 1788, nine states ratified the 1787 Constitution, establishing the USA.

The laws and institutions created were amendable so as to facilitate the intentions stated in the U.S. preamble: Each citizen may choose to collaborate for five provisions respecting freedom-from oppression so as to approve and encourage human liberty-to pursue individual happiness for living and future citizens. In other words, corporate provisions---Union, Justice, Tranquility, defense, and Welfare---secure for current and future citizens the opportunity to take responsible liberty-to pursue personal happiness rather than the dictates of others.

The first Congress, starting with eleven states, two remaining dissident to the U.S. preamble, knew not how to discipline themselves according to the U.S. preamble, and like adolescent parents who know no better than to "do what [four moms and dads] did" re-instituted the colonial-American modification of Blackstone with church-legislature partnership. The U.S. preamble's proposition has thereby been sidelined for 230 years, and it is our generation's privilege to restore it.

The 51-word preamble is the greatest political sentence in existence. The provisions for liberty have unstated issues. Deceased citizens are not involved in the collaboration. The difference between the salient freedom-from and liberty-to is critical. Most wonderfully, the U.S. preamble is a voluntary civic contract, and the wisest person alive need not adopt it, because he or she practices civic integrity and ought not be limited by ethics, civilization, societies, reason, religion, etc.. Such people discover ethics and enable others to record a continually improved code. An example is Albert Einstein, who in 1941 informed humankind that civic people do not lie so as to lessen human misery and loss.

To wrap this up, the U.S. citizen who does not understand the U.S. preamble should not have a leadership role of any kind. That begins with the right to vote.  

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Responsible liberty seems expensive but need not be.

The civic citizen chooses to take individual responsibility for freedom-from oppression, providing, under the U.S. preamble: Union, Justice, Tranquility, defense, and welfare so as to encourage civic liberty-to both living and future citizens. Dissidents against the U.S. preamble’s provisions earn approval by individually reforming.

Civic integrity is a practice---taking individual responsibility to develop the life your individual prefers, constrained only by the statutory justice being developed by the people under the U.S. preamble. In statutory justice, spiritual pursuits or none are individual, adult preferences.

Elected officials who do not collaborate for justice under the U.S. preamble may be---ought to be---voted out of office by fellow citizens. Appointed officials who do not collaborate for the U.S. preamble's proposition may be fired by the responsible elected official.

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March 26 at 9:31 AM ·

This was prompted by the news that Bobby Jindal will speak about civic education next month. My comments are also posted at the URL I referenced.

I wholly agree with Beckett that "Teachers spend too much time learning how to teach . . . and not enough time learning what to teach." The problem is that most education professors and others don't understand the USA, and some prefer British tradition.

The chief deficiency of civics education is that U.S. scholars have not accepted the consequences of the French led victory over England at Yorktown, VA, in 1781. This is the USA, not a former British possession. (My state, Louisiana, has always had French influence and thereby sometimes thinks with justice rather than British tradition. For example, Louisiana in 1879 uniquely applied U.S. Amendment VI justice, to provide 9:3 impartial jury verdicts rather than traditional British tyranny of 12:0 verdicts. The wonder of this outcome illustrates the importance of people's discipline to develop justice in their state even though the rest of the states maintain traditional tyranny. England corrected the tyranny in 1967, adopting 10:2 jury verdicts.) Establishing psychological independence from the colonial-British influence is critical to the survival of the USA under the U.S. preamble's proposition: responsible liberty.

After the liberation of Worcester, MA in 1774, there was the ratification of the 1783 Treaty of Paris by the thirteen names free and independent states, followed by the failure of their confederation, highlighted by Shays' rebellion, 1786-87.
A constitutional convention followed, and the consequence was a proposal to dissolve the confederation and replace it with a union of people in their states. On June 21, 1788, nine states ratified the 1787 Constitution, establishing the USA.

The laws and institutions created were amendable so as to facilitate the intentions stated in the U.S. preamble: Each citizen may choose to collaborate for five provisions respecting freedom-from oppression so as to approve and encourage human liberty-to pursue individual happiness for living and future citizens. In other words, corporate provisions---Union, Justice, Tranquility, defense, and Welfare---secure for current and future citizens the opportunity to take responsible liberty-to pursue personal happiness rather than the dictates of others.

The first Congress, starting with eleven states, two remaining dissident to the U.S. preamble, knew not how to discipline themselves according to the U.S. preamble, and like adolescent parents who know no better than to "do what [four moms and dads] did" re-instituted the colonial-American modification of Blackstone with church-legislature partnership. The U.S. preamble's proposition has thereby been sidelined for 230 years, and it is our generation's privilege to restore it.

The 51-word preamble is the greatest political sentence in existence. The provisions for liberty have unstated issues. Deceased citizens are not involved in the collaboration. The difference between the salient freedom-from and liberty-to is critical. Most wonderfully, the U.S. preamble is a voluntary civic contract, and the wisest person alive need not adopt it, because he or she practices civic integrity and ought not be limited by ethics, civilization, societies, reason, religion, etc.. Such people discover ethics and enable others to record a continually improved code. An example is Albert Einstein, who in 1941 informed humankind that civic people do not lie so as to lessen human misery and loss.

To wrap this up, the U.S. citizen who does not understand the U.S. preamble should not have a leadership role of any kind. That begins with the right to vote.

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March 25 at 12:01 AM

Because each human being has a personal god, God, or none, discussions happily using "God" are substantially babble and the speakers do not realize it. (Among native Americans, it is well known that God is red. There are well grounded arguments in their favor.)

A Civic People of the United States, a Louisiana education corporation with collaboration by over 70 people and recently aided by Pennie Landry, works diligently to discover words that replace trite sayings and slogans such that most fellow citizens can communicate, perhaps for the first time. In other words, the new use of old words empowers conversations civic citizens want to have.

For example, we view "separation of church and state" as too impersonal to serve as more than an illusion. Instead, we promote individual happiness with civic integrity, perhaps like the U.S. preamble's proposition: responsible individual liberty. "Civic" citizens collaborate under the U.S. preamble and encourage reform by dissidents against responsible-liberty.

We discovered that "whatever-God-is" expresses an entity that serves most people's longing for civic integrity, a practice more than an achievement. "Whatever-God-is" serenely confronts hypocrisy. It immediately clarifies the falsity of the slogan "In whatever-God-is we trust" or the privation of the supplication "Whatever-God-is bless America." Who would pledge allegiance "under whatever-God-is"? I would be impressed if not pleased by a U.S. presidential oath that ends "so help me whatever-God-is" but for the concern that some president's Gods oppose the U.S. preamble.

At last, it may become clear that domestic peace can come only from the people who collaborate for responsible liberty under the U.S. preamble or better, if it may exist. It is up to the voters to keep elected and appointed officials who are opposed to the U.S. preamble out of office.

This practice---developing words that most everyone can appreciate---has emerged from public library meetings to promote actual practice of the U.S. preamble's proposition, now entering our sixth year. Our next scheduled meetings will be during the week of June 21, 2019. We dub that day Responsible Liberty Day. We hope you will help plan it and attend.

The glossary on our website, promotethepreamble.blogspot.com, may help you consider possible interest.

Phil Beaver, agent and co-founder for A Civic People of the United States
#whatevergodis

Phil Beaver For physical and psychological well-being I use the exercise stations at Perkins Road Park and walk the path from there to the trick-skate facility, where some skaters know I read, write and LISTEN. When I told three of them this news by asking, "Do you believe in whatever-God-is?" explaining the hyphens and capital G, they had quick, hearty reaction that could be interpreted as "That's pretty good. Most persons can answer "Yes," without objection."

Thanks to Josh, Logan, and one other great skater, I would be happy to pledge allegiance under whatever-God-is, provided everyone in the crowd has demonstrated commitment to the propositions in the U.S. preamble.

To me, whatever-God-is determines the-objective-truth, whatever that is.

Phil Beaver does not “know.” He trusts in and is committed to the-objective-truth which can only be discovered. Conventional wisdom has truth founded on reason, but it obviously does not work.

Phil is agent for A Civic People of the United States, a Louisiana, education non-profit corporation. See online at promotethepreamble.blogspot.com, and consider essays from the latest and going back as far as you like.