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Recovered Textures In The Early Constitution: Schemes Vs. Dreams, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Recovered Textures In The Early Constitution: Schemes Vs. Dreams, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Are the Philadelphia Constitution and the Bill of Rights works of art? If so, how would critics describe these works in program notes? Contrast is the order of the day: the features of each one, played against the other. Goethe, Cervantes, Beethoven , Wagner and the divine Wolfgang are invoked, along with Pope, Richardson, and the Immortal Bard.
Crafting The Northwest Ordinance Of 1787: Tracking Delegates Blount, Few, Pierce And Butler, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Crafting The Northwest Ordinance Of 1787: Tracking Delegates Blount, Few, Pierce And Butler, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Tracking Paths of Four Men Who were Delegates and Attendees at both the 1787 Federal Convention and the 1787 Session of the Continental / Confederation Congress, when combined with internal quorum requirements of the Congress, yields significant information about the adoption of the Northwest Ordinance. First in a series.
Table Annexed To Article: What The Polar Bears Taught The Cops, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Table Annexed To Article: What The Polar Bears Taught The Cops, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Charting of Shouldstatements is explored: while parliamentary procedure guides delegates at a constitutional assembly, who, in ordered discourse will tease out goodness, right and duty statements, the delegates could, on the voicing of any proposal, generate twelve statements by resort to a routine which deploys grammatically correct sentences.
The Logic Of Aspirations: Dual Office Holding / Status Acquisition Issues, Continued, Peter Aschenbrenner
The Logic Of Aspirations: Dual Office Holding / Status Acquisition Issues, Continued, Peter Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Constitutional and customary prohibitions on (a) dual office holding in government or (b) acquisition of status – along with other requirements, typically with conditions – are commonplace. Those seeking to acquire an office or enjoy a status are obliged to conform their aspirations to these rules, the logic of which is explored.
Workshop Text For Powerpoint: Unanimous Decisions Of The Supreme Court, Peter Aschenbrenner
Workshop Text For Powerpoint: Unanimous Decisions Of The Supreme Court, Peter Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
How can we explain so many unanimous decisions if justices of the United States Supreme Court are appointed by Presidents with different philosophies? Far more unanimous decisions occured in the interval 2000-2010 that would result from random decision-making.
Bentham Mocks The Declarations: ‘Every Law … Is Void', Peter Aschenbrenner
Bentham Mocks The Declarations: ‘Every Law … Is Void', Peter Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Jeremy Bentham famously savaged American declarations of rights, beginning with the Declaration of Independence. What irked him? If individuals had rights that government was bound to honor, then philosophy was obligated to address the conflict between the two. Settle it? Too ambitious. Ignore it? Too lazy. The consequences of Bentham’s unwillingness to survey American constitutions and legislation (using his own tools) are surveyed.
‘Which’ And Its Lexical And Semantic Relations In The Early Constitution, Peter Aschenbrenner
‘Which’ And Its Lexical And Semantic Relations In The Early Constitution, Peter Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
The Early Constitution deploys, in dramatically different fashion, ‘which,’ ‘who,’ ‘whose,’ ‘what,’ ‘whatsoever,’ ‘whatever,’ ‘when’ and ‘whenever.’ Some but not all of these signal and connect/organize subordinate clauses. Results are surveyed and tabled.
What Happened On July 6, 1787 And Why It Matters, Peter Aschenbrenner
What Happened On July 6, 1787 And Why It Matters, Peter Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
The first Standing Order of the Philadelphia convention provided for per stirpes voting, that is, voting by state, but set the quorum requirement at seven and the action requirement at four, that is, an arithmetic majority/majority. Divided states (delegates equal in number on each side of a question) were counted towards the quorum requirement. The significance of a disputed vote on July 6 is explained.
Table Annexed To Article: ‘Which’ And Its Lexical And Semantic Relations In The Early Constitution, Peter Aschenbrenner
Table Annexed To Article: ‘Which’ And Its Lexical And Semantic Relations In The Early Constitution, Peter Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
The Early Constitution deploys, in dramatically different fashion, ‘which,’ ‘who,’ ‘whose,’ ‘what,’ ‘whatsoever,’ ‘whatever,’ ‘when’ and ‘whenever.’ Some but not all of these signal and connect/organize subordinate clauses. Results are surveyed and tabled.
Table Annexed To Article: Hamilton And Madison’S Semantic Armageddon In Machine-Readable Text, Peter Aschenbrenner
Table Annexed To Article: Hamilton And Madison’S Semantic Armageddon In Machine-Readable Text, Peter Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Abstract: In four writings (December and February, 1791) Hamilton and Madison disputed the constitutionality of the proposed (First) Bank of the United States. All four appear in machine-readable text (with article to follow); the reader can search on ‘constitution-‘ and evaluate for herself how the writers guide constitution = text, constitution = government or leave the choice to the reader.
Hamilton And Madison Deploy ‘Constitution’ In The Federalist Papers: Semantic Values Surveyed, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Hamilton And Madison Deploy ‘Constitution’ In The Federalist Papers: Semantic Values Surveyed, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
The eighty-five Federal Papers (authors James Madison and Alexander Hamilton; John Jay contributed five) are justifiably famous as elaborations of constitutional structure and text, sans citation to the convention, understandably, since secrecy imposed by Standing Order on May 28th was continued indefinitely (at the pleasure/non-action of Congress) on September 17th. Counts on semantic value/s of ‘constitution’ and ‘constitutional’ are surveyed.
Officials Subject To Prohibitions In The Corrective Constitution, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Officials Subject To Prohibitions In The Corrective Constitution, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
The Philadelphia Constitution created expressly or contemplated, by implication, 107 officials to employ the 91 CTUs (in 4,320) words by organizing and operating a new national government for the United States. Did the commitment to officialdom oblige the ratifying conventions to list some (but not all) prohibitions on official conduct? Or is the list of prohibitions nothing more or less than an alternate census of officialdom?
Table Annexed To Article: Franklin’S Dilemma: Per Capita Meets Per Stirpes At The Federal Convention, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Table Annexed To Article: Franklin’S Dilemma: Per Capita Meets Per Stirpes At The Federal Convention, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
At the federal convention, Benjamin Franklin highlighted the difference between the two voting regimes which divide the logical possibilities between them: per capita and per stirpes. Franklin forced the convention to consider what process was best designed to overcome the presumption of rejection by which assemblies are deemed to have rejected action.
The Joy Of Text And Numbers, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
The Joy Of Text And Numbers, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
The text writers of the Philadelphia Constitution divided their product into seven Articles, subdividing five of these Articles into Sections. This presentation was challenged by James Madison in his proposal for a Bill of Rights. What is the deeper understanding of assigning numbers (of one dimension) to text (of two dimensions)?
Table Annexed To Article: Color Me Adverb, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Table Annexed To Article: Color Me Adverb, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Adverbs are one of the principal – and most readily trackable – means by which writers of the English language color their output. Relying on ‘-ly’ adverbs (out of 3,732 total adverbs), adverb usage in the Philadelphia constitution is measured
Table Annexed To Article: Of ‘This’ And ‘That’ In The Early Constitution, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Table Annexed To Article: Of ‘This’ And ‘That’ In The Early Constitution, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
The Early Constitution’s deployment of ‘that’ and ‘this’ are surveyed and tabled.
Table Annexed To Article: Color Me 'Not', Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Table Annexed To Article: Color Me 'Not', Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
‘Not’ makes thirty-four appearances in the Early Constitution which usages break down into sixteen logical ‘nots’ and eighteen abverbial instances. Results are surveyed.
Table Annexed To Article: What Happened On July 6, 1787 And Why It Matters, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Table Annexed To Article: What Happened On July 6, 1787 And Why It Matters, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
The first Standing Order of the Philadelphia convention provided for per stirpes voting, that is, voting by state, but set the quorum requirement at seven and the action requirement at four, that is, an arithmetic majority/majority. Divided states (delegates equal in number on each side of a question) were counted towards the quorum requirement. The significance of a disputed vote on July 6 is explained.
When You're 'Not' You're Hot: Why The Writers Of Our Corrective Constitution (1789-1804) Loved The Adverbial ‘Not’, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
When You're 'Not' You're Hot: Why The Writers Of Our Corrective Constitution (1789-1804) Loved The Adverbial ‘Not’, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
The texture of Corrective Constitution varies dramatically from the Philaelphia Constitution. Take ‘not,’ which makes thirty-four appearances in the Early Constitution with seven uses of the abverbial ‘not’ employed in the twelve amendments drafted, adopted and ratified 1789-1804, which OCL names this Our Corrective Consitution. Bentham and Madison are surveyed to mine an explanation for variance in texture of the two constitutions.
Table Annexed To Article: Positive And Negative Colours In The Corrective Constitution, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Table Annexed To Article: Positive And Negative Colours In The Corrective Constitution, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
The Corrective Constitution contains many more negative than positive colours, deploying ‘not,’ ‘nor,’ and ‘no’ twenty-five times in 903 words. Results are tabled and analysed.
Table Annexed To Article: Officials Subject To Prohibitions In The Corrective Constitution, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Table Annexed To Article: Officials Subject To Prohibitions In The Corrective Constitution, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Officials whose conduct is prohibited are identifiable through the text of the Corrective Constitution; results are surveyed.
Table Annexed To Article: ‘Theory’ And ‘Science’ In The ‘Abstract’ In The Federalist Papers, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Table Annexed To Article: ‘Theory’ And ‘Science’ In The ‘Abstract’ In The Federalist Papers, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
OCL directs attention to the logics and feasibilities anterior to the crafting of constitutional text. The Federalist Papers is thoroughly committed to exploring these logics – spatial, discrete and predicate – insofar as the format (two thousand word articles in newspapers, offering comment on issues-of-the-day, especially ratification of the proposed Philadelphia constitution) will permit. The ninety-three ‘hits’ on ‘science,’ ‘logic,’ ‘math-,’ ‘abstract,’ ‘theory,’ and so forth receive due attention.
Table Annexed To Article: Who Were The Superfounders? And Why Does It Matter?, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Table Annexed To Article: Who Were The Superfounders? And Why Does It Matter?, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Thirty-two of the fifty-five delegates who attended the federal convention went on to attend a ratifying convention; twenty-five are Yes-Founders and one, Gov. Edmund Randolph, won his ‘SuperFounder’ status at the Virginia Ratifying Convention. Never before surveyed as a group, the table annexed names the SuperFounders and details their opposite numbers, the NoFounders.
Color Me Adverb: How The Convention Painted The Text Of The Philadelphia Constitution, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Color Me Adverb: How The Convention Painted The Text Of The Philadelphia Constitution, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Adverbs are one of the principal – and most readily trackable – means by which writers of the English language color their output. Relying on ‘-ly’ adverbs (out of 3,732 total adverbs), adverb usage in the Philadelphia constitution is measured
Table Annexed To Article: Machine-Readable Text Of The Early Constitution, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Table Annexed To Article: Machine-Readable Text Of The Early Constitution, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
A standardized format for presenting machine-readable text is offered. The Early Constitution’s 5,223 words appear without ‘Article,’ ‘Section,’ or other signals. Applications, including Voyant and proprietary programs, are best employed on text presented in such format. This development is explained.
Table Annexed To Article: Counting Syllables In The Bill Of Rights, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Table Annexed To Article: Counting Syllables In The Bill Of Rights, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
An experiment in deconstructing the Bill of Rights is offered. Each of the 461 words is broken into syllables and the numeric value (syllables per word) appears. Ten segments mirror the ten articles of Amendment.
Table Annexed To Article: Machine-Readable Text Of The Federalist Papers, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Table Annexed To Article: Machine-Readable Text Of The Federalist Papers, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Machine-readable text of The Federal Papers is presented as a resource for the reader of Our Constitutional Logic.
Table Annexed To Article: Officials Subject To Prohibitions In The Corrective Constitution, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Table Annexed To Article: Officials Subject To Prohibitions In The Corrective Constitution, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Officials whose conduct is prohibited are identifiable through the text of the Corrective Constitution; results are surveyed.
Table Annexed To Article: Counting Syllables In The Bill Of Rights, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Table Annexed To Article: Counting Syllables In The Bill Of Rights, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
An experiment in deconstructing the Bill of Rights is offered. Each of the 461 words is broken into syllables and the numeric value (syllables per word) appears. Ten segments mirror the ten articles of Amendment.
The Colours Of The Constitution: More On Deep Structure And Logics Anterior, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
The Colours Of The Constitution: More On Deep Structure And Logics Anterior, Peter J. Aschenbrenner
Peter J. Aschenbrenner
The colours of the Early Constitution, broken down into Philadelphia and Corrective Constitutions, and further subdividable, reveals our first glimpse of the deep structure of constitutional texts. An introduction to constitutional logic – or at least a presentation of the effects of its deployment in venue – demonstrates the divide between crafting responsibilities and disabilities, a divide taken seriously by text writers, even if it would come as a surprise to all but the good Doctor Franklin.