1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 300 600 Why does Constituting America do the work we do in educating young people about the U.S. Constitution and our country’s founding principles?&amp;nbsp; Think about this.&amp;nbsp; According to our guest, in a spectral analysis of the Declaration of Independence, in Thomas Jefferson’s original draft, he wrote “our fellow subjects.”&amp;nbsp; In the draft we all know, he used “our fellow citizens.”&amp;nbsp; The difference in that word is remarkable.&amp;nbsp; It shows the change in thinking that we were once subjects to a government but now we are citizens who can dictate our government so that it works for us.&amp;nbsp; Constituting America exists to educate our next generation so they can understand the importance in that shift in mindset.&amp;nbsp; Our guest argues that a solid civic education is needed to maintain that free society of citizens, not subjects.&amp;nbsp; Join our all-star student panel and this week’s; guest, Kirk Higgins, Vice President of Content at the Bill of Rights Institute, for this discussion on educating our next generation. Constitutional Chats Presented By Constituting America https://www.constitutingamerica.org <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/34439095/height/300/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="300" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/34439095