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Bill Of Rights
Historical facts
February 6, 1788, Massachusetts
New Constitution BY 19 margin
More crucially, to add a BILL OF RIGHTS on individual liberties
Underlying reasons
Distrust of the community towards the federal government
Power of government is always a dangerous weapon
individual liberty for all mankind
Regardless of how the government leaders came to power
Turn out to be the worst enemies of the people who elect them
A new idea in the making
Regular election of government
Ancient civilizations had
Human relations were to be outside the authority of government
BOR In effect
listed in the Constitution the specific functions
Legislature created
a Bill of Prohibitions against government
leaders of the new government might misunderstand the ideals of human dignity, of individual freedom, of the proper functions of government
The Bill of Prohibitions against government
Americans added bill of rights to the constitution
Freedom worship, free speech, free press, right to assemble together
personal and individual rights include
Individual Freedom is the first principle
philosophy of individual freedom and individual responsibility
Equal rights is the second principle
have the personal responsibility that goes with individual freedom
What happens today?
Such liberties would not completely exists or true today
Who are responsible?
both the people and the elected and appointed leaders are as responsible
people who seem to have forgotten that freedom and responsibility are inseparable