Sovereignty: A Play in Three Acts (Audio-Video Edition) by Anab Whitehouse

 

Nine characters are cast into a set of circumstances that cannot be explained but with which those individuals must engage. The fate of humanity rides on what they do. Their task is to come to grips with the issue of self-governance. With no resources on which to draw except their own ideas, intelligence, moral integrity, and understanding, they must try to work out the essential principles of sovereignty. The challenge is time-limited, but they do not how much time is left before the final buzzer is sounded. In addition, there is a war, of some kind, that is raging all around them, and the explosions are coming closer and closer to their location. The discussions which ensue are far-reaching. They range from: the Philadelphia Convention of 1787, to: issues of ratification, the Preamble to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, constitutionality, the rule of law, judicial interpretation, sovereignty, the nature of power, education, cults, the scientific problem of origins, militarism, and more. Finally, a number of the characters are suspected of terrorism and treason. As a result, they must face an investigation into their activities. The truth might not be enough to save those individuals, but an unexpected decision is rendered leading to ... To engage an audio-video (mostly audio) rendering of the foregoing play, please go to: 

Sovereignty: A Play in Three Acts

The Essence of the Problem That Lies Before Us

 

Preamble: Any form of public policy, including health, gives expression to a species of religion which government officials are seeking to evangelically and forcibly impose on other individuals (i.e., citizens). No one – not governments (whether federal or state) and not individuals -- can be shown to have a right under the U.S. Constitution -- to establish the foregoing sort of religious perspective.

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The foregoing preamble serves to introduce a 65- page article that critically reflects on the the U.S. Constitution with respect to the nature of the relationship among: The establishment clause; the necessary and proper clause; the Ninth Amendment, the Tenth Amendment, and the guarantee clause of Article IV, Section 4 in conjunction with the structural character of the roles that have been assigned to the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of federal government. Among other things, the foregoing conceptual exploration seeks to understand the potential meaning and significance of terms  such as: "religion," "establishment," "retained rights," "reserved powers," "necessary and proper," "the people," "guarantee," as well as "a republican form of government". 

I believe the foregoing article provides readers with considerable insight into what the essential nature of the problem is with which we are presently confronted, and, consequently, I contend that the aforementioned article is of crucial significance to every American -- especially in light of the events that currently are unfolding all about us -- and, as a result, constitutes essential reading material. Please let others know about this article, because these are issues about which we all need to critically reflect and act upon.

The article is freely available through my website: Bill Whitehouse (right click)