When our forefathers drafted the United States Constitution, they intended to do all they could to protect the rights of the citizens of the United States. The reasons for leaving England in the previous century were still fresh and clear in their minds. Their desire for religous freedom, to be free of undue taxation, freedom of speech and press, and to provide a better life for their children (unemployment was very high in 17th century England), prompted many to take that very dangerous journey into the unknowns of America. The fathers of the constitution endeavored to create a government "for the people, and by the people". I feel a little bit left out, don't you?
There were some remarkable minds at work in those times. I would highly recommend the book, "John Adams" by David McCullough, for insight into that process.
Below is a quote from Thomas Jefferson I thought was eerily perceptive, and a reflection of our times.
"If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their money, first by inflation
and then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of their property until their children will wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered."
~Thomas Jefferson
Debi Boucher, Prudential Professional REALTORS, ASP REALTOR, Woodland Park Real Estate, Woodland Park Colorado 80863 – Serving the City of Woodland Park, Teller County, Ute Pass, and Park County since 1997.
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