Review The Charters
It is my intention to introduce The Charters of Freedom and inspire you to explore them for yourself. The Charters consist of two main documents but they are composed of three distinct writings; The Declaration of Independence, published on July 4, 1776; The Constitution ratified on June 22, 1788 and The Bill of Rights, amended on December 15, 1791. These three writings are the proverbial trifecta in the race of humanity to achieve true emancipation from despotism and the framework by which We The People will preserve our authority over our electors. If you explore them for yourself I am confident you will see how, despite some unjust concessions made at their signing, they are still the greatest three civill rights writings in the history of the science of government.
First, The Declaration of Independence. This was the first of the three and was written at the onset of a 7 year long war for liberty known as the American Revolution. It sets the tone of intent, which will spill over into the The Constitution, and very clearly states why the events of their time are taking place. It also established three key principals on which The Founders believed all government authority is derived.
The power and authority over one’s own Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness are inalienable gifts of life, granted by the laws of nature, given to all by our natures God, and originally resides firmly with The People of the world.
The existence of any Government has no inherent power or authority but instead that power is delegated from The People’s consent to be governed. Once delegated, The People agree to abide by the powers and authority they have given for the purpose of fostering a society that is beneficial to all.
Lastly, and perhaps the most important of all, The People maintain the authority to reclaim their power from government, if they determine it is being used unjustly, and to appoint new guards for their future prosperity.
The second is The Constitution itself. As originally drafted in 1776 The Constitution did not specifically declare any particular liberties. That came with Bill of Rights. Instead The Constitution set fourth the bylaws by which the new government is to be operated. These bylaws sought to cement the idea electors are beholden to The People, not superior to them, and achieves this through what we refer to as the balance of power. That is the establishment of three unequal branches of government each of which posses certain bridle powers over the other.
The third is The Bill of Rights. This is the part that a lot of people think of when they refer to The Constitution but interestingly The Bill of Rights was not included in the original document. It was actually written in 1778 and it’s inevitable addition to The Constitution was a contingency on which the initial ratification was predicated. The Bill of Rights is a listing of the first 10 amendments and, contrary to popular belief, details what authority the Federal Government does not have and to whom the power and authority does actually belong.