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Stephen Ferry
England-born educator and author (Chairman, International Institute of Modern Butlers) serving as national spokesperson for Citizens Academy US
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Oct 5, 2026
TBNS: America's 250th, H-1B Visas, the General Welfare Clause, & Can a Dictionary Save the Constitution?
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4:21Brian NicholsHOST
But like, I mean, do we have laws anymore? Are they all executive orders? Like, I mean, are we go- are we too far gone? Are, are we past that constitutional era?"
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4:32Stephen FerryGUEST
I would certainly hope not because that is the stable datum upon which the country was founded.
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4:37Stephen FerryGUEST
And it may sound, um, you know, stuffy to say, "Well, it's old," um, but you should still follow it.
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4:45Stephen FerryGUEST
It's actually a vital document that, uh, that was a result of hundreds and thousands of hours of discussion and research by the Founding Fathers, um, to find out what is the best way for a government to run the country.
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5:02Stephen FerryGUEST
Um, and they researched every single, um, uh, governance system that existed, uh, throughout history.
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19:00Brian NicholsHOST
And I guess that it would be my challenge, Stephen, is that, is, is it fair to say in 2026, because society has changed so much, especially in how we use words, that dictionary definition's important, but contemporary alignment and meeting people where they're at is even more so.
America's 250th, H-1B Visas, the General Welfare Clause, & Can a Dictionary Save the Constitution?
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4:17Stephen FerryGUEST
I would certainly hope not because that is the stable datum upon which the country was founded.
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4:22Stephen FerryGUEST
And it may sound, um, you know, stuffy to say, well, it's old, um, but you should still follow it.
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4:30Stephen FerryGUEST
It's actually a vital document that, uh, that was a result of hundreds and thousands of hours of discussion and research by the founding fathers, um, to find out what is the best way.
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4:46Stephen FerryGUEST
And they researched every single governance system that existed throughout history.
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31:02Brian NicholsHOST
So is there at least a fair question to be raised around, hey, Do we look at this with a fresh set of eyes in 2026?