Open AccessWe the People: A Progressive Reading of the Constitution for the Twenty-First Century
Author(s) -
Ross Allan Sempek
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of intellectual freedom and privacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2474-7459
DOI - 10.5860/jifp.v4i3.7135
Subject(s) - constitution , reading (process) , consciousness , government (linguistics) , identity (music) , law , limited government , political science , sociology , linguistics , epistemology , aesthetics , philosophy
With government machinations, scandals, and conflict bombarding our American consciousness, it’s easy to overlook the core of our country’s identity: the US Constitution. The first three words of this dearly regarded text remind us that we are the constituents who fulfill the ideals of this document. We the People are the progressive catalyst this country needs to realize the lofty ideals of our Constitution.