How has the United States Constitution influenced

American values?

VoiceCast Authored and Read by

Mayasonette Lambkiss

12/26/2023

as a public content of the Institute of Universal Human Rights - Hawaii

"The American Revolution ushered in an age of democratic revolutions. Some of those revolutions resulted in functioning democracies, but as noted, not all such revolutions were peaceful. Some ended in extensive violence and dictatorship. America’s revolutionary war and its Declaration of Independence did not lead to chaos, rather it culminated in the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and the peaceful transfer of political power between parties in 1801."

(AMERICAN VISION AND VALUES, Bellevue University Nebraska.)

It matters a great deal how we classify or define the structure of our government, because those words either resonate with the heart of people or will thwart their thinking. Democracy resonates with the heart of every American citizen, but it is such an ideal that would cause the collapse of this country to eliminate any form of empowered structure to manage that democracy, as if such democracy were the enemy of itself. It is important for the governed to understand how the government is set up, how and why the government is empowered to govern the people, in order to preserve the power of the governed people. It is the design that is genius. How to fill it with the correct officers is a whole other question.

But why is citizenship education important for the governed as much as for the government? The answer can be as simple as the answer Andrew Oldenquist's reasoning published in Educational Leadership, 1980, titled The Nature of Citizenship: "Citizenship education should foster group loyalty and values", even if he also flavored it with critical specifics such as 'white middle-class values in black and white poor neighborhoods'. Today we are just hoping all citizens will learn about the academic interpretation of the government systems.

The United States is not an autocracy, because it is not governed by a supreme monarch. The United States is Governed by democratically elected representatives; therefore, it is a democracy, meaning the will of the people is heard first, and made effective by the appointment of the representation. The assembly or House of Representatives than is entitled again, as the result of a secondary democratic election to conduct any national decision making, even the creation of an electoral college to appoint a President. The United States is currently a confederation of 50 self-governed states. To manage the bureaucratic duties of such vast territory effectively, legally, and transparently, additional structures are necessary to implement. The 50 self-governed states empower one or two representatives via democratic elections to conduct state interests on a federal level. It is highly commendable that they hear out the Mass of People's opinion on the matter first by a general Presidential election before voting themselves. It is not only power preserved for the people, but respect given to the people by those in whose hands the decision ultimately stands. Why elect representatives, if you are only going to strip them from power by debating their office to be unconstitutional or as a violation of the rights of the people. You either elect representatives and give them due respect and power, or you don't and end up with a chaotic, unmanageable democratic bureaucracy. But you can't elect representatives to just sit and be your puppets. Have respect for the office that is there to represent you, and the excellent process to get the right people into those offices.

Therefore, the United States operates and realizes the vision of its constitution by inventing a system never used before, and best described as "REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY, or a CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC". (America Is A Democracy, Counter Arguments, YouTube, 2019)

Where democracy is a cultural attitude giving power and freedom to the people, but not a governmental structure of government, because that power goes to the democratically elected representatives to protect the will of the people.

It is crucial for everyday citizens to understand how we classify or define the structure of our government, so they would know how much respect their voice is entitled to and wouldn't incorrectly grudge against authority by not understanding the nuances of their government. Much harm is done by 'denialists' and conspiration theorists causing unfunded, gossip-like rebellion against a beautifully designed system. If you don't like the minority of rich and entitled representatives making the decisions on the federal level, start democratically electing poor, insignificant representatives on the state level, and see what happens. It is up to your citizens living in your state. But just remember before you do that, how can you expect someone running and managing a country's books and economy, who cannot manage their own. One frightening example of how commendable democratic structure can misfire, is by the Russian democratic elections resulting ongoingly in the appointment of a mentally ill mass-murderer psychopath, like Putin. He is a democratically elected dictator, using a legitimate democratic process to elect a tyrant autocrat. Are the Russian people really so weak just can't get rid of him, or do they really like how Putin is undermining all human dignity and decency to achieve his selfish objectives? Let's see how they vote in May 2024 now, after his totalitarian march into invading another (8th) unprovoked war against Ukraine?

ACCOUNTABILITY builds trust and support between the governed and its elected government. While a chain of command is necessary for efficiency, effectiveness, and transparency, consistent integrity, that means doing the right thing every single day in office, healthy political and administrative relationship building and advancements towards governmental mission by a servant leader attitude. Accountability ensures follow through, time efficiency, and respectable, even graceful motivational force. Accountability is also the result of insightful education of the governed to participate in the endorsement or critique of the government. Therefore, it is the government's best interest to clarify misconceptions by correct education.

Also, you could try googling various other foreign countries' constitution, and least read up on a few Wikipedia entrees to enlighten yourself by the comparison. Do you still desire any changes to what America created? Is it really the system that must change, or just the education of the elected for office? Do not confuse the constitutional system with the character of people elected to office? You can craft the most incredible vessel, but are you going to fill it with the best wine, or the worst? Choose your content to elevate the morale of this country, instead of tearing down a piece of genius and elegant political art constructed for an ideal power distribution that represents the voice of the people. Please, treasure, respect, and love your Representative Democracy, because it is the greatest invention in the history of humankind.

The most legitimate question to ask here would be:

WHY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS BECAME SO DEPENDENT ON CAMPAIGNS, WHICH DEPEND ON INSANE FUNDRAISING, AND THEREFORE DEPENDS ON BILLIONAIRES WITH THEIR OWN INTERESTS IN THE FOREFRONT INSTEAD OF THE INTERESTS AND WILL OF THE PEOPLE? IDEALLY, ELECTIONS SHOULD COST NOTHING, because it should be about the best argument (public debate) and not about whose face was in the news most. Increasing public education while making presidential campaigning unconstitutional would be a more enlightened way to hear the will of the people.

Therefore, to answer the question 'How has the United States Constitution Influenced American Values?' is that the most revolutionary significant act was to base the formation of a new country on shared values of its citizens. By clicking on the link at the end of my show notes, which is the printed transcript of this voicecast. So, please, scroll down to the end of this transcript and find the attached pdf Titled: Answering Difficult Questions Abroad: American Values, originally published at the web address: PDF (www.state.gov)

Thank you for listening, and as always, I immensely enjoyed sharing my research with you. Please, do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions or reflections to share.

Love you America, and to my listeners,

Aloha

Mayasonette Lambkiss

THE 9 VALUES AMERICANS HOLD THE HIGHEST REGARD:

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REFERENCES:

AMERICAN VISION AND VALUES, Bellevue University Nebraska

Andrew Oldenquist', Educational Leadership, 1980, The Nature of Citizenship

America Is A Democracy, Counter Arguments, YouTube, 2019

Spacesuit, made of flesh,

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episode six.

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How has the United States Constitution

influenced American values?

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Voice cast authored by and read by

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as a public content of the Institute

of Universal Human Rights, Hawaii.

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I'm going to start with a quote.

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From the American Vision

and Values, published by

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Bellevue University, Nebraska.

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The American Revolution ushered in

an age of democratic revolutions.

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Some of those revolutions resulted in

functioning democracies, but as noted,

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not all such revolutions were peaceful.

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Some ended in extinction.

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Extensive violence and dictatorship.

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Americans Revolutionary War and

its Declaration of Independence

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did not lead to chaos.

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Rather, it culminated in the

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and a peaceful transfer of political

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And this is the end of the quotation.

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It matters a great deal

how we satis, classify, or.

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define the structure of our

government because those words

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either resonate with the heart of

people or will thwart their thinking.

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Democracy resonates with the heart of

every American citizen from the cradle.

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But it is such an idea that would

cause the collapse of its country.

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Eliminate any form of empowered structure

to manage that democracy would be as such

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as if democracy were the enemy of itself.

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It is important for the governed to

understand how the government is set up,

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how and why the government is empowered

to govern the people in order to preserve

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the power of the governed people.

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It is the design that is genius.

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How to fill it with people,

with the correct officers,

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is a whole other question.

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Now, the structure of democracy

that most people imagine, a direct,

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What did the founding fathers do

to this direct democracy to make it

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manageable and to survive for the ages

is what we're going to explain now.

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But why citizenship education

is important to the governed

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as much as to the government?

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The answer can be as simple

as the answer Andrew.

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Aldenquist's reasoning published

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titled The Nature of Citizenship.

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Citizenship education should

foster group loyalty and values.

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Now, even if he also flavored it with

critical specifics such as white middle

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class values in black and white poor

neighborhoods, Let's set that aside

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for a moment, because today we are

just hoping all citizens will learn

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about the academic interpretation

of the government systems, and learn

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group loyalty and national values.

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The United States is not an

autocracy, because it is not

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governed by the supreme monarch.

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The United States is governed by

democratically elected representatives,

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therefore it is an autocracy.

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Uh, democracy, meaning the will of

the people is heard first and made

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effective by the appointment Of the

representation, the assembly of House of

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Representatives that is entitled again

as the result of a secondary democratic

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election to conduct any national

decision making, even the creation of an

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electoral college to appoint a president.

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The United States is currently a

confederation of 50 self governed states.

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Therefore, we are citizens of

the federal nation of the United

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States, and our individual states.

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To manage the bureaucratic duties

of such vast territory effectively,

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legally, and transparently, additional

structures are necessary to implement.

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The 50 self governed states empower

one or two representatives via

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democratic elections to conduct

state interests on a federal level.

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It is highly commendable

that they hear out the mass.

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of people's opinion on the matter

first by a general presidential

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election before voting themselves.

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It is not only power preserved for

the people, but respect given to

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the people by those in whose hands

the decision ultimately stands.

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Why elect representatives if you are only

going to strip them from power by debating

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their office to be unconstitutional or as

a violation of the rights of the people?

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You either elect representatives and

give them due respect and power, or you

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don't, and end up with a chaotic election.

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Direct democracy and unmanageable

democratic bureaucracy, but you

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can elect representatives to

just sit and be your puppets.

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Do you want to do that?

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No.

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Have respect for the office

that is there to represent you.

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The excellent process to get the

right people in those offices.

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Therefore, the United States operates and

realizes the vision of its constitution

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by inventing a system never used before

and best described as representative

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democracy or constitutional republic.

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As it has been said in 2019

video of America is a Democracy

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with counter arguments.

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It's worth watching.

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Look it up.

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But democracy is a cultural

attitude giving power and

85

freedom to the people, but not a

government structure or government.

86

Because that power goes to the

democratically elected representatives

87

to protect the will of the people.

88

It is crucial for everyday citizens to

understand how we classify or define

89

the structure of our government,

so they could know how much respect

90

their voice is entitled to, and

wouldn't incorrectly grudge against

91

authority by not understanding

the nuances of their government.

92

Much harm is done by denialists

and conspiration theorists, causing

93

unfunded gossip like rebellion against

the beautifully designed system.

94

If you don't like the minority of rich

and entitled representatives making

95

the decision on the federal level,

start democratically electing poor.

96

insignificant representatives on a

state level and see what happens.

97

It is up to your citizens

living in your state.

98

But just remember before you do that,

how can you expect someone running

99

and managing a country's books and

economy who cannot manage their own?

100

One frightening example of how

commendable democratic structures can

101

misfire is by the Russian democratic

elections, resulting ongoingly in

102

the appointment of a mentally ill

mass murderous psychopath like Putin.

103

He is a democratically elected

dictator using a legitimate democratic

104

process to elect a tyrant autocrat.

105

Are the Russian people really so

weak, just can't get rid of him?

106

Or do they really like how Putin is

undermining all human dignity and decency

107

to achieve his selfish objectives?

108

Let's see how they vote in May

109

march into invading another, the

8th unprovoked war against Ukraine.

110

It is the 8th unprovoked

war in the region.

111

Accountability builds trust and

support between the governed.

112

And it's elected government, while

a chain of command is necessary

113

for efficiency, effectiveness and

transparency, consistent integrity.

114

That means doing the right thing, even

single every single day in office.

115

Healthy political and administrative

relationship building and advancements

116

towards governmental mission

by a servant leader's attitude.

117

That's what accountability is.

118

Accountability ensures follow through,

time efficiency, and respectable,

119

even graceful motivational force.

120

Accountability is also the result of

insightful education of the governed

121

to participate in the endorsement

or critique of the government.

122

Therefore, it is the government's

best interest to qualify, clarify

123

misconceptions by correct education.

124

Also, you could try googling various other

foreign countries constitution and at

125

least read up on a few Wikipedia entries

to enlighten yourself by the comparison.

126

Do you still desire any changes

to what America created?

127

Is it really the system must

change or just the education

128

of the elected for office?

129

Do not confuse the constitutional

system with the character

130

of people elected to office.

131

You can craft the most incredible

vessel, but are you gonna fill it

132

with the best one or the worst?

133

Choose your content to elevate the morale

of this country instead of tearing down

134

a piece of genius and elegant political

art constructed for an ideal power.

135

distribution that represents

the voice of the people.

136

Please, treasure, respect, and

love your representative democracy,

137

because it is the greatest

inversion of the history of mankind.

138

The most legitimate question to ask here

would be, why presidential elections

139

became so so dependent on campaigns which

depend on insane fundraising and therefore

140

depends on billionaires with their own

interests in the forefront instead of

141

the interests and will of the people.

142

Ideally elections should not cost

anything because it should be about

143

the best argument, the public debate.

144

And not about whose face

was in the news most.

145

Increasing public education while making

presidential campaigning unconstitutional

146

would be a more enlightened way to hear.

147

The will of the people.

148

So how has the United States

Constitution influenced American values?

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It made it the most important

part of being American.

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Having values the way the United States

Constitution most significantly changed

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American values is that it funded it on

values and those nine values You will be

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very pleased to find by clicking on the

link at the end of my shownotes, which is

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the printed transcript of this voicecast.

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So, please, scroll down to the end

of this transcript and find the

155

attached pdf Titled: Answering

Difficult Questions Abroad: American

156

Values, originally plublished at

the webaddress: PDF (www.state.gov)

157

Thank you for listenining, and

as always I immensely enjoyed

158

sharing my research with you.

159

Please, do not hesitate to

contact me if you have questions

160

or reflections to share.

161

Aloha

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Mayasonette Lambkiss