The Need for a Constitutional Convention Kindle Edition

Jefferson wrote that the Declaration of Independence is "…the Declaratory Charter of our rights, and of the rights of man"; "I hope and firmly believe that the whole world will, sooner or later, feel benefit from the issue of our assertion of the rights of man"; "the idea is quite unfounded at on entering into society we give up any natural rights"; "I shall see with sincere satisfaction the progress of those sentiments which tend to restore to man all his natural rights." Jefferson's conception of government was greatly influenced by his knowledge of Native Americans.. He wrote in 1787 that "the only condition on earth to be compared with ours, in my opinion, is that of the Indian, where they have still less law than we." No people he knew exemplified better the principle that "every man, and every body of men on earth, possess the right of self-government." The rights of slaves fit that principle least of all. Jefferson considered the rights of American colonists to be closer to those of slaves than to than of Indians in that slaves had little if any control over their daily lives and Indians had complete control over their daily lives. He risked everything the abolition of the feudal reign of George III and for a restoration of rights by the Magna Carta that Anglo-Saxons had until the Norman Conquest enabled kings to usurp any right by a supposedly divine right. The principles advocated by the Founding Fathers of the United States provide the best indication of the rights that the Constitution was intended to ensure. Most laws are about what a people cannot do; a constitution needs to be mainly about what a government cannot do. As an inherent right, everyone should be as self-sufficient as possible rather than dependent on a government. A government should be subservient to the people of a country rather than the people subservient to a government. Every individual should only be required to observe the rights of others. The amendments I am proposing are mainly existing laws that need constitutional protection to prevent them from being easily changed. I am proposing additions to the Constitution chiefly to ensure equal rights and to minimize the abuse of authority. Rights are inherent and inalienable but must be defended. They are not negotiable. Although governments do not grant inherent rights, they can suspend them. Rights must continually protected, and they can best be protected by an enforceable constitution. Read more