Bozo the Clone
2011-11-08 12:53:32
To help back up your points:
We have a Constitution in part because the founders were alarmed by mobs, and rightly so. The Shays Rebellion by disposessed soldiers and others — while many of their grievances were legitimate — represented a threat to authority and the rights and safety of lawful citizens in the weak confederation that governed our new nation. A stronger federation with a robust, documented underpinning (a constitution) was proposed and enacted.
Republics quell mobs; democracies enable them.
