LOOKING BACK: HOW THE U.S.

CONSTITUTION WAS BORN

After America declared independence in 1776, the young republic palpably struggled to remain stable. Before the U.S. Constitution, there was the "Articles of Confederation" The Articles of Confederation served as the written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain. The former colonies have yet to realize that they needed a complete and strong governing body to bind them all for them to co-exist systematically. Back then, the Congress of Confederation was the only legislature that had the power to handle affairs that had to do with all the states.

However, the limited power of the Congress reiterated the ominous need to come up with a perfect union or else the nation will fall to pieces. For that reason, politician James Madison initiated a constitutional conventionwith an objective of coming up with a resolution on the pressing problem. All 13 states sent each of their representatives to act as diplomats and come up with a good, solid government. The convention was the first step to directly address the political issue of forming a stronger central government that would robustly unify all states.

55 delegates attended, except the representative from Rhode Island which initially refused to take part in the convention. The delegates were from groups of farmers, merchants, bankers and lawyers. After long, extensive debates, the delegates, also known as the "framers" of the constitution resolved to implement three branches of national government -- the executive, legislative, and judicial body. A system was established to ensure that there was equal power and authority distributed throughout the three bodies.

The common goal was mainly to increase federal authority while still preserving the rights of the states and the American citizens. The state representatives cleverly found a groundbreaking solution that would limit the power of the U.S. federal government. On these grounds, the "Bill of Rights" was established to protect the people from each other and from the government itself.

These constitutional rights include freedom of speech, religion and the press; the right to bear and keep arms; the right to peaceably assemble; protection from unreasonable search and seizure; and the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury. On September 17, 1787, the final version of the constitution was passed. On May 29, 1790, the U.S. Constitution was finally ratified.

More than 200 years after, through all the amendments, the Constitution continuously endures and still governs the United States, although over the past several decades some constitutional “governing” would not be recognized if the framers were alive today.

-To our freedom and liberty,

Norm Novitsky and the In Search of Liberty Team

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