The Nexus of Governmental Integrity and the Survivability of American Constitutional Democracy

“Gatgounis has explored and exposed the necessity of public values for a constitutional democracy to survive. He shows that a constitution, as a force of law, is only a piece of paper unless the people want that constitution to be binding and governing. A clear and excellent exposure of whether the American constitutional experiment will survive!”


—H. Wayne House, Faith International University





“Gatgounis studies five pillars supporting American constitutional democracy—integrity, credibility, legitimacy, tranquility, and efficiency. Readers will recall Benjamin Franklin’s legendary response when asked during the 1787 Constitutional Convention if there would be a monarchy or a republic: ‘A republic, if you can keep it.’ For Gatgounis, ‘keeping it’ entails stability of the five pillars. He argues a strong case. Rich in thought and presentation, Gatgounis’s work shows clearly that values have consequences.”


—Timothy J. Demy, US Naval War College