Why Republican Candidates SHOULD NOT Have (a program for women)

Our country is unique in how we came into being.  We revolted from the rule of Great Britain but we did not revolt from the Magna Carta nor English case law.  We came into existence as a separate nation during the last half of the 18th Century (1750 - 1800 CE).

English common law is said to be in effect in every state except Louisiana.  Florida accomplishes this in Title I, Chapter 2 paragraph "2.01 Common law and certain statutes declared in force.—The common and statute laws of England which are of a general and not a local nature, with the exception hereinafter mentioned, down to the 4th day of July, 1776, are declared to be of force in this state; provided, the said statutes and common law be not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the United States and the acts of the Legislature of this state."

In our recent relations with Iraq, we seem to have forgotten that although the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776, our constitution wasn't adopted until September 17, 1787 (Year of our Lord) and the 12th year of our Independence.

The Declaration of Independence took our Founding Fathers 6 pages to write.

It took them 18 pages to write the basic constitution and 3 more pages for the first 10 Amendments. Therefore, it took our Founding Fathers only 21 pages to create The Constitution of the United States of America and Found a nation.

Our Founding Fathers were a product of their times.  The (First) Great Awakening was a significant factor.  Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin, in particular, were influenced by the French Revolution.

The French Revolution was an influential period of social and political upheaval in France that lasted from 1789 until 1799, and was partially carried forward by Napoleon during the later expansion of the French Empire. The French Revolution overthrew the monarchy, established a republic, experienced violent periods of political turmoil, and finally culminated in a dictatorship by Napoleon that rapidly brought many of its principles to Western Europe and beyond. Inspired by liberal and radical ideas, the French Revolution profoundly altered the course of modern history, triggering the global decline of absolute monarchies while replacing them with republics. Through the Revolutionary Wars (including ours)  it unleashed a wave of global conflicts that extended from the Caribbean to the Middle East.

"The Judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by Citizens of another State, or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State."  was ratified as Amendment XI on February 7, 1795, the 24th year of our Independence.

My page count for the first 10 Amendments includes Amendment X.  The first 9 Amendments only require 2 pages.  The 10th Amendment was considered to be very important to our Founding Fathers, it is a part of the "Bill of Rights".

Meanwhile, in France, Following the Seven Years' War and the American Revolutionary War, the French government was deeply in debt and attempted to restore its financial status through unpopular taxation schemes. Years of bad harvests leading up to the Revolution also inflamed popular resentment of the privileges enjoyed by the clergy and the aristocracy. Demands for change were formulated in terms of Enlightenment ideals and contributed to the convocation of the Estates-General in May 1789. The first year of the Revolution saw members of the Third Estate taking control, the assault on the Bastille in July, the passage of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen in August, and a women's march on Versailles that forced the royal court back to Paris in October. A central event of the first stage, in August 1789, was the abolition of feudalism and the old rules and privileges left over from the Ancien Régime. The next few years featured political struggles between various liberal assemblies and right-wing supporters of the monarchy intent on thwarting major reforms. The Republic was proclaimed in September 1792 after the French victory at Valmy. In a momentous event that led to international condemnation, Louis XVI was executed in January 1793, the 22nd year of our Independence.

The French rebelled against the clergy and the aristocracy.  They created Secular Humanism..

In our country, The Great Awakening kept us close to the straight and narrow.

The differences between our countries is highlighted by Charlie Hebo.

Our Amendment X says:

"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." 

There's nothing in The Constitution of the United States of America for a Federal Government role in the Liberal Left's current favorite agenda item.