The Nuns and the President
When the Framers were putting together the Constitution in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787, they knew the states would not adopt…
When the Framers were putting together the Constitution in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787, they knew the states would not adopt it without written guarantees that the new central government would respect natural rights. The supporters of the Constitution promised political leaders in the states that the written guarantees would soon be added as amendments, and they were. By late 1791, the Bill of Rights was ratified and added to the new Constitution.
The purpose of the Bill of Rights was to assure all in America that their natural rights -- areas of human choices for which a permission slip. . .
When the Framers were putting together the Constitution in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787, they knew the states would not adopt…
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