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It is hard to be certain of their exact feelings. The official documents they produced, the Constitution, the Articles of Confederation, and the Declaration of Independence, for example, do not ever mention "marriage", "husband", "wife", or "family".
In their personal lives, some had very traditional marriages and were quite conservative about such things; John Adams is one example. Others were flamboyant in their disregard for marriage; Benjamin Franklin had a wife at home while maintaining a live-in relationship while he was Ambassador to France for several years. Others had arrangements that were maintained outside public view; Thomas Jefferson had a lengthy relationship with a woman who was legally his slave. There does not seem to be anything like unanimity on the concept of marriage, and more than likely most of them would have thought it was not the business of the government.
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Would the Founding Fathers think the modern US Supreme Court abuses its power?
The Founding Fathers would likely have differing opinions on the topic. Jefferson, for instance, would feel the Supreme Court is abusing its power; he even felt judicial review overstepped Constitutional limits. Others, however, such as Hamilton and Madison, were (and would probably be) more open to the decisions the Supreme Court has made.
Why was the First Amendment important for the Founding Fathers?
Christine,What they meant by that term was, quite literally, the freedom to speak, to stand up, in public, and express your ideas orally so that others could hear them. They did not mean artworks, or striptease dances or any of the other things that modern courts have read into that simple phrase.Michael MontagneAnswerI would add to the previous answer that the founding father's had (legally) been prevented from speaking out against the King and his rulings. The freedom of speech concept, I believe, was specifically developed to protect speech and ideas which were critical of the government and its policies. In other words, it protected the right of the war protesters during the Vietnam era to publicly oppose the war. I agree that the freedom of speech amendment was not designed to protect pornographers. It is a protection of political rights not a protection of smut. AnswerYou are both missing one very important point. Offensive expression is exactly what needs protecting! It is the only speech that needs protection. No one is complaining about non-offensive speech. If you are going to allow censorship of any form then you have to give the government the ability to decide what they feel is offensive. How easy is that power abused? This abuse by the government is exactly what the founding fathers want to prevent by freedom of speech. How long before some forms of religious or political speech would becomed offensive and censored? You also have to realize that by living in a free society you are going to be exposed to things and people that may be offensive to you. The point is that everyone has different ideas about what is offensive. Do you honestly want to give someone else the power to decide what is acceptible for you? If you don't like something then don't listen to it or buy it - don't tell me what I can or cannot do. I thought 1984 had come and gone and we were lucky enough to have avoided having Big Brother control us. AnswerDid the founding fathers also believe that freedom of speech should protect discourse that emboldens enemies of the state during times of war? Answeri think that the founding fathers never intended people to abuse their right to express them selves. Answeri think that the founding fathers intended the words freedom of speech to be exactly what they mean but not for people to abuse the way they use that freedom becuase over time people began to use foul language that even children today are using people in america have the right to say what they want no matter what it is.
What plan of government did the constitutional convention draw up?
ANSWER: A republic.Remember the pledge of allegiance? "and to the republic for which it stands".A republic, not a banana republic or the people's republic of China or any other perverted form of a republic. These quasi republics lay claim to a republic in order to join or qualify to join international organizations like the U.N. but although they insert the word republic they do not function as one.A true republic is a system of government that democratically elects its officials to decide the complicated issues and act in the best interests of their constituencies.The idea is to create a blocking strategy to avoid the tyranny of the masses as experienced in a democracy. The fatal flaws in a democracy are first, a public who is required to vote on everything neither has the time or interest to examine the issues.Secondly, and even worse, it isn't long before the public discovers it can vote itself gifts from the treasury and redistribute wealth by preying on individual wealth; (Tyranny of the masses).Soon the system fails and the citizens are helpless to defend themselves against a more organized and powerful force, (loss of liberty).Instead, our founding fathers created a republic intended to block special interest voting by competing states and their representatives all pulling in different directions.This was augmented by a separation power into three branches of government where decisions could be settled by two votes and never dead locked.Next, and most importantly, our founding fathers wanted the power to be held primarily by the states and not the federal government.You see, if you feel your state is unreasonable or has created tyrannical laws, you can simply vote with your feet and leave taking your tax dollars to the state that promotes the greatest liberty in your opinion.This forces the states to constantly be mindful of the balance of government regulation and individual liberty. You see, liberty can be measured by the total number of choices you the individual can make with respect to the total number of possible choices. The more choices you get to make the more liberty you have and the more choices government regulation makes the less liberty you have.Some choices are intentionally removed because acting on them eliminates someone Else's liberty like in the case of stealing. However, it is up to the government to hammer out the laws that keep us from tyrannizing each other. But we live under the constant threat of over regulation and so it was the beautiful design of our founding fathers to safe guard our liberty by competition of states for tax paying citizens.What the founding fathers feared was a powerful federal government that would create an umbrella of tyranny from which there was no escape. Unfortunately the 17th amendment under Teddy Roosevelt took the power of the states away by eliminating the states governments from electing their federal representatives.When the vote for federal officials went from the states senates, (where close accountability was the leash on them to act in the best interest of their state instead of in the best interest of the federal government or their party or some lobbying group) to the general public, it was easier for Washington to influence their decisions and neutralize the power of the individual states over their elected officials.This was further complicated by the 16th amendment, again under Teddy Roosevelt, which created a graduating federal income tax scale that allowed the federal government to treat the right to ones property differently, (the more money you make the higher tax bracket you're in and the less right you have to it).So the 17th amendment provided the freedom for the federal government to neutralize the authority of the states and assume the power and the 16th amendment allowed the federal government to fund its growth and engage in class warfare through the redistribution of wealth.This was not what the founding fathers had in mind.Today we live in a socialized republic where government regulation has dismantled all competing forces and formed a blanket of unified federal power. So the answer to your question as it pertained to our founding fathers is a simple one and the form of government we suffer under today is exactly what the founding fathers sought to avoid for obvious reasons.Our lawmakers have constantly been engaged in a battle for power over the very constitution they swear to uphold. It seems they are irritated by the fact that our founding fathers wanted us to be free.
What plan of the government did the convention draw up?
ANSWER: A republic.Remember the pledge of allegiance? "and to the republic for which it stands".A republic, not a banana republic or the people's republic of China or any other perverted form of a republic. These quasi republics lay claim to a republic in order to join or qualify to join international organizations like the U.N. but although they insert the word republic they do not function as one.A true republic is a system of government that democratically elects its officials to decide the complicated issues and act in the best interests of their constituencies.The idea is to create a blocking strategy to avoid the tyranny of the masses as experienced in a democracy. The fatal flaws in a democracy are first, a public who is required to vote on everything neither has the time or interest to examine the issues.Secondly, and even worse, it isn't long before the public discovers it can vote itself gifts from the treasury and redistribute wealth by preying on individual wealth; (Tyranny of the masses).Soon the system fails and the citizens are helpless to defend themselves against a more organized and powerful force, (loss of liberty).Instead, our founding fathers created a republic intended to block special interest voting by competing states and their representatives all pulling in different directions.This was augmented by a separation power into three branches of government where decisions could be settled by two votes and never dead locked.Next, and most importantly, our founding fathers wanted the power to be held primarily by the states and not the federal government.You see, if you feel your state is unreasonable or has created tyrannical laws, you can simply vote with your feet and leave taking your tax dollars to the state that promotes the greatest liberty in your opinion.This forces the states to constantly be mindful of the balance of government regulation and individual liberty. You see, liberty can be measured by the total number of choices you the individual can make with respect to the total number of possible choices. The more choices you get to make the more liberty you have and the more choices government regulation makes the less liberty you have.Some choices are intentionally removed because acting on them eliminates someone Else's liberty like in the case of stealing. However, it is up to the government to hammer out the laws that keep us from tyrannizing each other. But we live under the constant threat of over regulation and so it was the beautiful design of our founding fathers to safe guard our liberty by competition of states for tax paying citizens.What the founding fathers feared was a powerful federal government that would create an umbrella of tyranny from which there was no escape. Unfortunately the 17th amendment under Teddy Roosevelt took the power of the states away by eliminating the states governments from electing their federal representatives.When the vote for federal officials went from the states senates, (where close accountability was the leash on them to act in the best interest of their state instead of in the best interest of the federal government or their party or some lobbying group) to the general public, it was easier for Washington to influence their decisions and neutralize the power of the individual states over their elected officials.This was further complicated by the 16th amendment, again under Teddy Roosevelt, which created a graduating federal income tax scale that allowed the federal government to treat the right to ones property differently, (the more money you make the higher tax bracket you're in and the less right you have to it).So the 17th amendment provided the freedom for the federal government to neutralize the authority of the states and assume the power and the 16th amendment allowed the federal government to fund its growth and engage in class warfare through the redistribution of wealth.This was not what the founding fathers had in mind.Today we live in a socialized republic where government regulation has dismantled all competing forces and formed a blanket of unified federal power. So the answer to your question as it pertained to our founding fathers is a simple one and the form of government we suffer under today is exactly what the founding fathers sought to avoid for obvious reasons.Our lawmakers have constantly been engaged in a battle for power over the very constitution they swear to uphold. It seems they are irritated by the fact that our founding fathers wanted us to be free.
What would you ask the founding fathers?
Here is what I would tell the US Founding Fathers: Dear Great Thinkers and Leaders of your day, I recognize the tremendous moral outrage and moral purpose you felt with drafting our country's first 'rules'. You took what you thought was wrong about living under British rule, took ideas geared to the majority, and attempted to give US Citizens clear rights within their government. You placed the emphasis on God and fairness, as best you could envision it in your time. I'm sorry to say, it would make you sick to see how many of your moral ideals have been trashed over the last 50-60 years. We have kids who parents still treat like possessions, like cattle, with some moms even trying to sell their babies for less than $50.00... it is no wonder children cannot feel self-respect, because we give children so little respect! Did you hear that Texas is now forcing students to wear tracking IDs, much like branding cattle---except even cattle get to wander over a wide range to graze and exercise! We don't treat our children and teens as precious human beings-- we treat them like livestock whom we have to 'track'. And, children and teens don't value themselves either! Many would rather skip school than to get an education in a free land--- the USA that you, our Founding Fathers, made 'free'. School children don't understand just what a privilege education is or just how far an education can take them. They have no idea that our Founding Fathers were educated men, who studied by lamp light and made education a priority in their lives. How else could you, our Founding Fathers, write such a poetic narrative of specific rights for citizens, without being educated and thinking men! Adults aren't much better, Sirs. We have the greatest technology today-- yet, unfortunately, we also have high illiteracy rates, high unemployment, and extreme cases of laziness. No, not everyone today is lazy, but many are and don't care about the rights of others in life. Many people feel "entitled", when none of us are entitled to anything---except the right to live in a democracy and to practice the rights hard won during the US Revolutionary War and before. Your written document was intended to be a living, breathing example of how citizens could live within government, and government for the people. But your words have been dying out and many don't hear them (or don't pay attention to what they hear). Women have more rights today, and slavery was abolished... yet... still Blacks and Women of all races face discrimination. And lastly, Sirs, we have become a nasty nation. People think nothing of being rude or hurtful to other people. They don't fight for a common good, like you each did, they just fight for themselves. People think nothing of "do to you first before you do something to me" -- even when no one is trying to hurt them. Yes, you fought-- but you fought for all of us, for generations and generations of people whom you would never, ever meet. You kept all of the future generations in mind as you penned your words by lamp light, and made hand copies of your words to pass along to common citizens. Sirs, I'm glad you are not alive. You would see a very complex and difficult society, and a country which has lost its way. Hopefully, we won't go downhill much further.... if only we would re-read your words and take them to heart once again!
How did the founding fathers feel about natural law.?
They loved poopies.
How did the founding fathers feel about giving the president the power to appoint federal judges?
The founding fathers feared an all-powerful national government (as England had been). So in creating the Constitution they felt a need to balance power between three branched of government, each with specific, exclusive duties and powers.
Why were ten admendments later amended to the constitution why did the founding fathers feel these were necessary?
they just felt like we didn't have enough law powered over the U.S.A
How did the Framers feel about the new government having a king and queen?
The founding fathers and the representatives to the 1787 constitutional had no doubts that any sort of monarchy would ever be established in the new American government.
How did the founding fathers ensure that the people would accurately represented in the house of representatives?
Those representives are elected by the people and are assumed to do the work of the people when elected. If they do not do so or the people feel they did not do so they are not re-elected.
Would the Founding Fathers think the modern US Supreme Court abuses its power?
The Founding Fathers would likely have differing opinions on the topic. Jefferson, for instance, would feel the Supreme Court is abusing its power; he even felt judicial review overstepped Constitutional limits. Others, however, such as Hamilton and Madison, were (and would probably be) more open to the decisions the Supreme Court has made.
How do donnie mccurkline feel about marriage in 2012?
i feel he is ready to get marriage now
Why did the founding four fathers feel the need to write the declaration of independence?
It was time for a definite statement of change and absolution. It declared the colonies to be free and independent states and thus officially began the Revolution and severed ties with Britain.
Where was the US presidential election of 1789 held?
When Washington was made President there wasn't an election. The Congress decided who would be President and they did that for many years. The founding fathers didn't feel the general population knew enough to election someone for the office.
How does Nurse seem to feel about the marriage?
Nurse is ok with the marriage,
How did your feel about your baby?
Maternal for mothers. Paternal for fathers. Generally, mothers and fathers are quite protective of their babies.
Why some atheist feel that marriage is not for them?
I don't think it's just atheists who feel this - some people of all kind of beliefs and philosophies feel that marriage is not for them.
