Rather than be guided by theories, academic speculation or international reports, responsible government should look to past experiences and benefit from the tried and true.
This photo made available by the U.S. National Archives shows a portion of the first page of the United States Constitution. Sotheby's announced Friday that in November it will put up for auction one of just 11 surviving copies of the Constitution from the official first printing produced for the delegates to the Constitutional Convention and for the Continental Congress. It's the only copy that remains in private hands and has an estimate of $15 million-$20 million.
This document was not the product of political scientists or academicians with surveys and samples of how to form a government. Rather, the Constitution was an expression of the colonial experience based on the British structure of government which had enabled the American colonies to develop.
The result was to unite what had been 13 separate and distinct colonies, challenge them to consider self-government and foment a revolution that resulted in independence. And, while achieving independence was celebrated wildly, cooler heads realized that with military victory, the easy part was over and now began the hard part of governing.
One overriding concern was to clearly define how any new government would work. If there was one problem that stood out, it was that the English Constitution was not written down. Even today, students of government are shocked to learn that the English Constitution is not expressed in words on a page, but it is comprised of various traditions, court rulings and legislation from tensions between Parliament and the Monarchy.
The unique challenge was how to create a national government. The Continental Congress had some authority, but Washington’s victory was achieved despite that body. Articles of Confederation were tried, but these failed miserably to create a cohesive government to produce stability and foster economic growth.
If there was anything unique in our Constitution, it was creating three co- equal branches that would intentionally limit the power of government. The national government was designed to respect rights that already existed, not create ill-defined rights that could never be enforced.
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