Posted on 12/15/2022 3:23:15 PM PST by Olog-hai
The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, collectively known as the Bill of Rights, were ratified following vigorous national debate on this day in history, Dec. 15, 1791.
Their passage came 3½ years after the Constitution was enacted to become the framework of the national government on June 21, 1788.
“A clash erupted over ratification [of the Constitution], with the Anti-Federalists opposing the creation of a strong national government and rejecting ratification and the Federalists advocating a strong union and adoption of the Constitution,” writes the Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University. […]
“A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth, general or particular, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference,” (Thomas) Jefferson wrote. […]
(James) Madison argued for a vigorous armed citizenry as a bulwark against government overreach in Federalist No. 46 in 1788.
A national army of 25,000 to 30,000 men “would be opposed by a militia amounting to near half a million citizens with arms in their hands,” he wrote. …
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George Mason refused to sign the Constitution because it did not include a Bill of Rights, as can be seen at the end of this really good movie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Vs5anM_LVU
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And on December 16, 1791 Congress and thirteen state legislatures went right to work violating those rights.
Got anything specific in mind? Just for illustration’s sake.
Might be arguable that the creation of the Department of the Treasury was the start, two years ago in 1789. Being the first executive agency certainly was precedent that ended up turning out quite badly.
What would Paul Ryan’s Fox News know about the Constitution?
I’m surprised they’re actually writing about Bill of Rights Day.
So did New York Governor George Clinton, who seems to have fallen through the cracks of history for some reason. I think the Hollywood treatment of the founding generation has neglected the contribution of many important figures.
Ever since people who would later morph into the democrat party have been trying to destroy the Bill of Rights.
James Madison insisted that the Second Amendment be in The Bill of Rights.
It’s not that the other Founders were against fire arms ownership, they just felt it was a given.
But Madison insisted it be included so that no one could have ever disputed that fire arms ownership was not a right.
Thank God for “Little Jim’’.
Fitting that they do so as TRUMP announced TODAY (12/15)
the ‘digital Bill of Rights”.
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