The Constitution

The constitution of the United States was drafted by the Constitutional Convention held in Philadelphia, between May 25^th and September 17^th 1787.

This document is the oldest written constitution of any state in the union. Its underlying principle center on the underlying principle of the democratic concept that all forms of government be confined by the rule of law.

The constitution is a reflection of the principles of the age of enlightenment. It was influenced by Masonic thought, also by both American and European philosophers, Voltaire, John Locke, Montesquieu and Thomas Paine.

All of them attacked ruling tyrannical governments, they suggested that democratic rule be imposed from below and not be imposed from above, it sounds like the 2012 Democratic platform in the United States of America!

In 1340, the king of the Scots received his authority from the consent of his people through the Declaration of Arbroath.

The American constitution states that it's government can only receive it's powers from the consent of it's governed. It was based on the principle that all free men have certain natural and inalienable rights and that these must be respected by any form of government.

Central to this theme is that all men were created equal and should be treated as equal before the law.

The framework of the article's of Confederation were based on the colonists hatred for the British crown and for any nationalistic form of government.

Because of this the Constitution was structured in such a way that virtually all effective power was kept at the local level.

The constitution was based on the thought that it was both smart and possible to divide the balance of powers between different arms of the government. (1)Giving defined special authority to the local government; (2) permit the state governments to self rule with a certain independence from both local and national governments; (3) with general powers given to the national government.

By giving the national, in this case the Federal government, only those powers which were specifically delicate d to it, was performed in such a manner, to make it clear, that all residual powers remained with the government of the states.

The powers and responsibilities of the president were clearly defined. Monesquieu's concept of the separation and balance of power was placed as a central theme. As a result, John Adams stated that the eight balancing mechanisms within the constitution are prime example's of the document's republican virtue.

The check's and balances were;

• The states and the central government.
• The House of Representatives and the Senate.
• The president and Congress.
• The courts and Congress.
• The Senate and president.
• The people and their Representatives.
• The state legislature's and the state Senate.

• The electoral college and the people.

The American Constitution has many imperfection's, however it had been framed with such wisdom that it has been possible to amend and develop it into a pledge to protect human rights, to be governed under the law, that we have today.

Despite the concept that “all men were created equal and entitled to equal treatment before the law.” There were two groups of people who without regard evidently were not considered “men”!

The slave population of the southern states and the indigenous population which had treated the pilgrims and Prince Henry Sinclair so well!

It is a black mark on American history the way the human regard for these people were disregarded, Quite frankly it shows the hypocrisy in which a small group of people can manipulate the work of the majority for their own sick cause!