OPINION:
In a matter of weeks, America will celebrate 250 years of existence. Have we grown as a country with amelioration, or have we become vestigial?
Have we become wiser in the understanding of the intent of the Founders? What was their intent?
Is the second-greatest document ever written (the Constitution, second only to the Bible) really so hard to understand that a maladroit gang of sapiens on the Supreme Court can’t get it right?
An in-depth study of the Constitution, Bill of Rights, Declaration, Federalist Papers and writings of the Founders reveals the answer clearly. Their goal was to create a document whereby individuals would govern themselves, and the government’s only purpose would be to police that right. No more kings ruling the people.
The individual was to be king of his or her own life. It’s really that simple.
A study of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton is all one needs to understand their thinking. Jefferson was for, and Hamilton was against.
Unfortunately, over time, Hamilton’s beliefs have won the battle, and we are losing the greatest form of government that ever existed.
A study of the first 10 Amendments reveals how much the Founders trusted government.
ED HUBER
Copperhill, Tennessee
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