2006-11-04 06:49:07 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Power corrupts, and absolute power leads to abuse.
Governments have power, and when combine with the military, that gives them near absolute power. That's why the Constitution was written. To prevent the government from abusing its power.
Sadly, in recently years, a combination of fear and complacency in the population has resulted in the govt claiming more and more power, to the point of ignoring the Constitution, just because it can.
2006-11-04 06:51:50 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The constitution was written so that everyone one knows the guidelines of the nation. The government's not evil, nor is the military, it's just we need to know our rights, and the government needs to respect them.
2006-11-04 15:18:10 · answer #2 · answered by . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO.
the Government should be held in check and the milatary, espicially a free Nation, is composed of patriots and heroes.
The Constitution was written to grant the Government certain powers given to them by the people.
The milatary exists to protect the people.
period.
2006-11-04 14:55:15 · answer #3 · answered by jim g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No Constitution is written for that reason in any country. You are either not oldest to have had a Government class or you slept though it.
2006-11-04 15:25:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the constitution was written to provide a form of government after separating from Britain. and to unite the colonies.
2006-11-04 14:57:17 · answer #5 · answered by Teresa A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes everyone is evil and corrupt. Taxes were only invented so that politicians can afford to cover up their lives and diamond studded swimming pools.
Why don't you do some research before asking these questions? People like you really piss me off. Get a clue, I spent 35 years in the military fighting so that you can spread that bullshit.
2006-11-04 14:55:14 · answer #6 · answered by Chris_Knows 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. But there are bad people in the government and military. Thats like asking if a country is bad or good. There are good and bad people in every country. Usually never one or the other as a whole.
2006-11-04 14:53:35 · answer #7 · answered by Ali 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, they just thought that the government should not have all the power, give the power to the people.
2006-11-04 14:51:20 · answer #8 · answered by Jenny 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Unchecked power is evil
2006-11-04 14:54:50 · answer #9 · answered by mymadsky 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well kind of...
It is more like our forefathers recognized that it is human nature, of males mostly I might add, to overpower or should I say, to desire to feel superior to others.
They realized that we needed a set of fair rules and guidelines in order to maintain a society of fairness and equality... a society that was not a monarchy with a 'royal family' dictating to the 'peasants'.
2006-11-04 14:52:58 · answer #10 · answered by BeachBum 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋