I disagree that the constitution, as originally written, should be ratified by all 13 states. We have proven to everyone in the world that we are stronger than many think. We beat the odds and won a war that would help us finally have control of our own land. It is now our time to form a new, stable, and representative government. A smaller republic is always better than a larger one. Our country is too young to be able to make a constitution without many faults and flaws. Let’s not rush the process, we do not need this document right away, we can take our time with forming it. This is a nation built by God, let us give it our best and not our worst. A poor constitution would be detrimental to the United States of America. Not only would it
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This is why we need a Bill of Rights. This document will help further expound on the rights of the citizens. It is a safety net and will make sure that we still have our rights in the future. Several states have already called for greater protection of individual liberties. This is why a Bill of Rights is necessary. It is only a harmless list of limits on the government’s power, why not have it then? It would be such a horrid thing if the government took away our right to bear arms or our right to practice any religion that we want. The current constitution is so open to interpretation that without these amendments, the government could very easily do those …show more content…
8 of the constitution states “The Congress shall have Power...To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.” This is otherwise known as the “Dormant Commerce Clause” and it gives the Congress power to regulate interstate commerce, a right that the states should have. It is up to every individual state to decide what goods they let in, not the Congress. They shouldn’t have any power over the interactions of different states or the interactions of states with Native Americans. The Necessary and Proper Clause states that the Congress has the flexibility to make laws or to act where the Constitution does not give it the explicit authority to act. This gives this Congress many implied powers that it shouldn’t have. It is not fair to the American people to give a group of 1070 people these enormous powers in our government. It is much more reasonable to give the states these rights back so that they can act accordingly in times of need based on the situation in each individual state instead of having a Congress that has all of the
This is why we need a Bill of Rights. This document will help further expound on the rights of the citizens. It is a safety net and will make sure that we still have our rights in the future. Several states have already called for greater protection of individual liberties. This is why a Bill of Rights is necessary. It is only a harmless list of limits on the government’s power, why not have it then? It would be such a horrid thing if the government took away our right to bear arms or our right to practice any religion that we want. The current constitution is so open to interpretation that without these amendments, the government could very easily do those …show more content…
8 of the constitution states “The Congress shall have Power...To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.” This is otherwise known as the “Dormant Commerce Clause” and it gives the Congress power to regulate interstate commerce, a right that the states should have. It is up to every individual state to decide what goods they let in, not the Congress. They shouldn’t have any power over the interactions of different states or the interactions of states with Native Americans. The Necessary and Proper Clause states that the Congress has the flexibility to make laws or to act where the Constitution does not give it the explicit authority to act. This gives this Congress many implied powers that it shouldn’t have. It is not fair to the American people to give a group of 1070 people these enormous powers in our government. It is much more reasonable to give the states these rights back so that they can act accordingly in times of need based on the situation in each individual state instead of having a Congress that has all of the