CC 1.1 Poetry of the Constitution | The Beginning Part 1

The goal of this course is to develop an understanding of the U.S. Constitution based on comprehension, gratitude, and philosophy. The U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights is a gift to the American citizenry to restrain governmental powers from denying its people of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It is written with a necessary recognition of God and His natural law; insofar as nature is not chaotic, but established with a right and proper order, so also we have rights, which are inherent claims to the right and proper order set forth by providence.
To the issue of comprehension: documents like the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights are important to read with a pace and methodology that soaks in the meaning of their words. The style and vocabulary of such works can easily become overwhelming. Human language is not perfect; and so we must value what authors meant when they put their words on paper. It is easy to wish words to mean what we wish them to mean, but to have any stability, we must appreciate what words meant when they were written.
To the issue of gratitude: it is easy to dismiss one’s heritage if they only know very little about it. Indeed, many are scammed into forsaking their heritage by fine-sounding arguments which appear to depict the past, but are tragically deceptive. One can still honor their heritage even as they disagree with it, but in order to make sound and noble decisions about life, they must come to honest terms with their heritage.
To the issue of philosophy: in order for the Constitution and Bill of Rights to have serious meaning for a citizen, they must first understand the following: what are rights and why are they necessary to the good; where do rights come from; and how do rights affect a citizen’s life. Moreover, to even appreciate any of these questions, one must first develop a real epistemology, which simply means, one must develop a method for determining truth to actually be true.