Do you know the reason a Bill of Rights was not a part of the original Constitution? Because the members of the Constitutional Convention argued such powers were not delegated to the federal government, so they had no authority to pass laws regarding freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and so forth. Seems amusing to reflect on their reasoning now, given that these days the Feds can do pretty much whatever they can get away with, but such were the times and such were the high standards of the Founders.

Several states demanded a Bill of Rights be added before they would vote for ratification and so it came to pass. This is one of the proudest moments in our history as it is the first time to my knowledge a government had imposed limitations upon itself as to what it could and could not do. Other countries, like the Soviet Union, had similar laws, but they were only on paper, and not practiced in reality. Even Britain has so such provisions and Parliament has power to restrict anything it so chooses.

In this age when even the most fundamental rights are under assault by the Left, we can still remain inordinately proud of what we (once?) stood for and the model for governmental restraint we created.

God bless America.