Where are the foundational principles which should guide all legal activity?”?
Written by admin on January 5th, 2010
I believe one of the most basic and most misunderstood concepts in government is the concept of federalism-the division of responsibility between different levels of governments which, when followed, will best protect the people from overpowering governmental intrusion. Several principles of the Founders emphasize this point:
The United States of America shall be a republic.
A constitution should be structured to permanently protect the people from the human frailties of their rulers.
A system of checks and balances should be adopted to prevent the abuse of power.
The unalienable rights of the people are most likely to be preserved if the principles of government are set forth in a written constitution.
Only limited and carefully defined powers should be delegated to government, all others being retained in the people.
Strong local self-government is the keystone to preserving human freedom.
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