After a recent deep dive into both the history of America’s education systems as well as its insidious curriculums, it is evident the product created by the federally funded public school system is precisely what it set out to create in 1825. More on that claim as this develops. But first, instead of getting hung up on what is taught in schools these days, let’s talk about what is not being taught.
Out of 195 countries, our system of government is what makes us the one that is different. Given that fundamental, Civics would be paramount curriculum, right? Oh good; we have it. But given the world today, something must be missing?
My son’s senior year saw him tackle AP (Advanced Placement) Government. Since I had been hyper-focusing on the Tactical Civics™ mission, my ears perked up. When we combed the syllabus, then subsequently the rest of the semester, not a single mention of the 1793 supreme court case: Chisolm v. Georgia. Hmm…
After my decision to depart the public-school realm with our youngest son, we began homeschooling. Quickly realizing that social interaction was necessary as well, we stumbled upon a pseudo compatible homeschool co-op. When reading their homeschool charter, it became very evident that, despite their pure intentions and the Constitution being a main pillar of its foundation, they had never heard of that supreme court case either.
Later, after a Tactical Civics™ seminar in Castle Rock, a group of us went to lunch locally. One of the attendees was a life-long, retired civics and government teacher. Since it was fresh in mind, I asked if she understood the significance of the Chisolm versus Georgia ruling. She was not familiar. An epiphany…
How many We The People stickers do you see on cars? On t-shirts? In tattoos? Did you ever ask them what it means? Do you know? What those three words are, who constitutes those three words, in what forms they become sovereign MUST be defined. And it is.
I didn’t know until I read Chisolm versus Georgia. The first three words of our Constitution, the contract where *as the supreme authority (under God)* We enumerate (limit) the very specific duties of our three servant branches of government; allowing no others (see Article IX & X)! So, what defines who We The People are sounds like something pretty important to know.
“…fellow citizens and joint sovereigns cannot be degraded by appearing with each other in their own courts to have their controversies determined.”
It was this landmark case where supreme court justice John Jay defined that ‘We The People, when collective, are Sovereign.’[1] Therein lay how we compose the most powerful of government on earth.
Not teaching that in public school civics curriculums, even though this is only a single example of omission, serves to disable otherwise capable Statesmen.
As we see…
Kevin Ennett is a retired Marine now serving as State Coordinator for Tactical Civics™ advocating the peaceful restoration of the American Republic for this and future generations.
[1]Jay, J. (1793, February 18). John Jay’s Opinion, Chisolm v. Georgia, [18 February 1793]. Founders Online Archive; U.S. Supreme Court, Philadelphia, 18 February 1793. https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jay/01-05-02-0251
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