30 Dec 2021 12:58 am
Even the Founding Fathers agreed SOME form of government was necessary (total anarchy is the only other position). It was their recognition of the obvious failures of almost ALL forms of government (the term socialism had yet to be coined) which brought them to the Constitutional Convention in the 1st place. There intent was to determine the best system of government, design it to alleviate shortcomings, limit that government to the absolute minimum reason would dictate, and place The People above government. This final provision stemmed from the Founding Father's rare and humble ability to realize they were no more perfect and omnipotent than framers of past governments. The Constitution was to serve as the Charter which gives the government the authority to conduct very limited business in the interest of The People as a whole, yet provide The People with a mechanism to alter the charter. Even the method of Amendment was defined. The Constitutional Charter clearly defines what the government can and cannot do, how it will be formed, and how it will operate. The addition of the Bill of Rights further emphasized in the most rigid of terms what it CANNOT do in regards to our inalienable rights, including what any future Amendments were permissable.
They were very clear what limited functions would be allowed. Jefferson even described in fine detail exactly what criteria the Founding Father's SEEMED TO BE USING when they approved very limited government functions and granted powers to specific carefully constructed government offices. In every consideration they were very aware of the shortcomings of various forms of government and moreover the shortcomings of human nature and the nature of power to corrupt. They obviously did an excellent job and the list was exceedingly short.
Jefferson's criteria clearly show the Founder's recognized the shortcomings of socialism though the term wasn't coined at the time.
They were very clear what limited functions would be allowed. Jefferson even described in fine detail exactly what criteria the Founding Father's SEEMED TO BE USING when they approved very limited government functions and granted powers to specific carefully constructed government offices. In every consideration they were very aware of the shortcomings of various forms of government and moreover the shortcomings of human nature and the nature of power to corrupt. They obviously did an excellent job and the list was exceedingly short.
Jefferson's criteria clearly show the Founder's recognized the shortcomings of socialism though the term wasn't coined at the time.