Why and how, please.
2006-09-23 04:51:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Civic Participation
Absolutely. The Founding Fathers would just spin in their graves if they were here to see how the role of the federal government has changed. In the beginning, there were differences of opinion, like there are today, but congress was not full time, and the did not pass nearly as many laws as congress does today, nor did federal government fund things then that they now. These arguments started with Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson on state responsibilities versus the role of the federal government.
2006-09-23 04:56:06 · answer #1 · answered by John L 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Indeed our definitions have become much different. The difference that strikes me is that people no longer believe there should be any repercussions for a persons actions or choices these days. In our founding fathers day, while you had the freedom to choose what you wish, you faced the consequences of those shoices. If you wanted to commit treason, you paid for it with your life...such as giving aid and comfort to enemies of our country. I guarantee they didn't give the right to a person to kill a living baby inside of a woman just because she felt it was inconvenient to give birth to the child either. Everybody seems to think freedom is doing what you want when you want without ever being accountable for those choices, when in reality, it is only trully freedom if you accept the responsibility of your choices.
2006-09-23 05:12:35 · answer #2 · answered by jbbrant1 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Mine isn't. Large portions of the country disagree with me about what freedom is. Most of them believe they agree with the Founding Fathers.
Freedom of religion means the government can't prevent public exercise of religion. Removing the Ten Commandments from public property violates the 1st amendment.
Freedom of the press allows printing any opinion they wish. It does not protect the identity of sources. It does not give license to publish classified information.
The most important freedom we have allowed the government to steal is the freedom to fail. There is nothing like starvation to separate the truly needy from the lazy, or to motivate real charity.
2006-09-23 14:10:57 · answer #3 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not Mine
The Founding Fathers are rolling over in their graves
because of the Anti-God Movement, Gay Rights, Traitors Anti-American Leftist views, Illegal alien invaders becoming a RACE
and the non-enforcement of the USA Laws
2006-09-23 07:04:49 · answer #4 · answered by buzzy360comecme 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Mainly because we have given up so much of our freedom in exchange for "safety" and "security". I mean- do we really need a law saying you have to wear your seatbelt (for example)? If someone chooses to take the risk, isnt that their business, since they would be hurting nobody other than themselves? That is just one tiny example out of a million. Oh, and our founding fthers also wanted us to stay out of European Wars, which we also havent managed to do.
2006-09-23 04:59:48 · answer #5 · answered by bmwdriver11 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not sure.
But I would like to know why the gays deserve their own set of rights?
What would our founding fathers have thought of that?
2006-09-23 04:53:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think so. I think if our founding fathers saw people burning the American flag they would have hung them for treason.
2006-09-23 04:57:05 · answer #7 · answered by vanhammer 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋