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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

Oct 5, 2026

4:21
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?"
4:32
I would certainly hope not because that is the stable datum upon which the country was founded.
4:37
And it may sound, um, you know, stuffy to say, "Well, it's old," um, but you should still follow it.
4:45
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.
5:02
Um, and they researched every single, um, uh, governance system that existed, uh, throughout history.
5:11
And what they came up with was the Constitution, um, or a, uh, a, uh, yeah.
5:18
Uh, and so we can't just look at that and say, "Well, that's old.

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19:00
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.
4:11
Are we too far gone? Are we past that constitutional era?
4:17
I would certainly hope not because that is the stable datum upon which the country was founded.
4:22
And it may sound, um, you know, stuffy to say, well, it's old, um, but you should still follow it.
4:30
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.
4:43
for a government to run the country.
4:46
And they researched every single governance system that existed throughout history.
4:55
And what they came up with was the constitution.

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31:02
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?

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