Because they knew that a government-controlled press could not properly serve its citizens, it would only tell the people what the government wanted them to hear. A good example being "Pravda" in the Soviet Union. The "free press" in the United States, while still not controlled by the govermnent, is mostly under the direction of large corporations which dictate the content of the newspapers, magazines, and TV networks they own, so except for small independent efforts it is no longer really free.
The Founding Fathers said a very great deal about individual rights.
The Founding Fathers had no plan in place other than who would succeed the President if something happened. For the fathers to undermine the voters choice for President would've been a direct violation of the laws they had written to protect voter rights.
The three inalienable rights.
they were afraid that they were gonna get their butts beat
The Founding Fathers of America intended for it to be one country, unified, led by the Christian God.
Freedom
An Imperialistic government that would decide your rights for you.
The Founding Fathers said a very great deal about individual rights.
The constitution was a set of ethical codes that the founding fathers wanted to create to protect the citizens, and the colonies. They wrote the laws not to establish justice, but as a way to define what rights citizens in the country were entitled to .
The founding fathers
The founding fathers wanted to protect, above all things, the unalienable rights which all men possessed: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
A state which is governed by the rule of law.
The Founding Fathers were heavily influenced by the Enlightenment idea of natural rights, particularly the belief that individuals possess inherent rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Thinkers like John Locke emphasized that governments are established to protect these rights and should derive their power from the consent of the governed. This philosophy is evident in key documents like the Declaration of Independence, which articulates the importance of individual rights and the social contract. The Founding Fathers aimed to create a government that reflected these Enlightenment principles.
The Declaration of Independence was written to describe "inalienable rights". These are rights the founding fathers believed are given to people by god--rights that can not be taken away. The idea is that government is created to protect these rights.
to ensure individual liberties
The Magna Carta was believed to set historic precedent by the Founding Fathers. In that case, the barons had confronted a despot and demanded their rights be recognized, recorded and agreed upon by King John. In the case of the Founding Fathers, they sought to confirm their rights before George III and Parliament.
The Founding Fathers had no plan in place other than who would succeed the President if something happened. For the fathers to undermine the voters choice for President would've been a direct violation of the laws they had written to protect voter rights.