Sovereignty: A Play in Three Acts
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ISBN10: 1726731332
ISBN13: 9781726731331
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Oct 4 2018
Pages: 174
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.40 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781726731331
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Oct 4 2018
Pages: 174
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.40 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
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 ...
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