220 Years of Constitutional Value Dissipation: A Transmission Matrix Audit

Historical Transmission Crisis Constitutions allocate value A₀ (funds, rights, powers). Transmission through P₁ Policy Distribution, P₂ Execution/Implementation, P₃ Policy Agency dissipates via L₃ leakage, B₂ bottlenecks, H₄ holds. V* = realized value at beneficiary. Historical Audit: Era L3 B2 H4 TC% V*/V0 Articles 1781 35% 40% 25% 100% 0% 1789 Ratification15% 20% 10% 45% 55% Reconstruction 30% 25% 20% 75% 25% New Deal 1933 12% 18% 8% 38% 62% 2025 Infra 8% 10% 5% 23% 77% V* climbs from 0% to 77% as P1-P3 transmission channels strengthen. II. Matrix Mechanics V* = V₀ × F - (V × T + X) F = fidelity (0-1) T = systemic dissipation V = latency burden X = misallocation delay L₃ = α × V₀ (leakage rate) B₂ = β × Δt (bottleneck delay) H₄ = γ × Pᵣ (hold probability)