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Question

How the Constitution promotes the public good?
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Answer 1

Try checking the Bill of Rights...specifically the first 10 amendments.

Answer 2

You must realize that the wording of the Constitution was written and rewritten until it was worded exactly the way the Founders intended. For instance:

...establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty....

Establish: To introduce and put into force.

Insure: To make sure, certain, or secure.

Provide: To supply means of subsistence

Promote: To urge the adoption of; advocate

Secure: To guard from danger or risk of loss

Only one of these words implies paying for and that is "provide". The Federal Government is mandated by the Constitution to pay for the Common Defense since there is no practical way for individual states to provide an Army or Navy. The Federal Government is specifically assigned the task to do so.

The constituion tasks the Federal Government to "promote" the General Welfare. Not to "provide" for the General Welfare; not to pay for the General Welfare. Therefore, the Constitution requires the Federal Government to urge or advocate things that are good for the people in general.

Federalist 45: James Madison

"Is it too early for politicians to presume on our forgetting that the public good, the real welfare of the great body of the people, is the supreme object to be pursued; and that no form of government whatever has any other value than as it may be fitted for the attainment of this object. Were the plan of the convention adverse to the public happiness, my voice would be, Reject the plan. Were the Union itself inconsistent with the public happiness, it would be, Abolish the Union. In like manner, as far as the sovereignty of the States cannot be reconciled to the happiness of the people, the voice of every good citizen must be, Let the former be sacrificed to the latter. "

Answer 3

It defines the basic freedoms and rights of the People and the limits of the Government. It is a public document available to all. Nothing hidden. The fact that we constantly are being buffaloed into believe there is all this hidden meaning is crap. It is written simply and straight forward. I can show you right in the Constitution where I have the RIGHT to put up a billboard supporting a candidate anytime I want. There is no time frame. I can show you in the Constitution where I have the RIGHT to own a firearm. Can you show me where it outlines the RIGHT to an abortion? I am not saying it should be illegal. I am just saying it is not a Constitutional Right.

The Constitution is not difficult. It is not complex. It is not full of legal double speech. It was written for the people by the people. It was written by farmers, metal smiths, shippers and shop keepers. It was meant to be a document for the masses.

Answer 4

The whole idea about the constitution was how it would benefit the public as a whole instead of an entitled few(aka royalty). Most of the laws were based on treating everyone equally. Of course it took time to get if entirely equal, with the abolishment of slavery and women's suffarage, and we are still making and re-making laws to try and continue toatal justice. The original Constitution and the Bill of rights may not have covered every area, but it was sure a heck of a start.

Answer 5

Representation

Answer 6

One simple formula can be found in Article 1, Section 8.

Answer 7

The Constitution is written in very general terms to be appropriate for many ages. Today the healthcare affordability question would fit into that category. In another time it would be something else.

Answer 8

It seeems only conervatives or drive by media can only promote a failure to liberals. So it seems to represent those that turns to money to solve worldly problems. I know it may seem confusing to you but I could of went on a tangent because I am not perfect.