OPINION: Protecting the integrity of the Constitution
Becky Funk
The Founding Fathers faced an extraordinary challenge when they set out to create the framework for a new nation. Through debate, disagreement and compromise, they produced a Constitution and Bill of Rights designed not to expand government power, but to restrain it.
The framers understood the dangers of both monarchy and unchecked populism. They created a system of limited government, separated powers and checks and balances to protect liberty from the passions of the moment.
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