Why Is Freedom So Important
Why is freedom so important? What about our constitution makes people liberated from our governments’ all-embracing grasp? I ask these questions because you as American citizens deserve the right to know why “We the people” are united to secure the blessings of liberty we were granted so many years ago. The majority of our Founding Fathers were Federalists. They believed that one large government should not have absolute power over smaller ones. These men played a key role in the fight for independence of our young nation and deserve credit when due. The most important right we as Americans can exercise is the 10th amendment. It limits the federal government’s ability to interfere with domestic interests. It allows the people to decide whether or not they agree with a bill being passed. It gives the states the power to be free from certain federal limitations.
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We have earned the privilege to finally make our own decisions without someone breathing down our necks. Each state can be independent and retain its jurisdiction in matters separate from that of the US Government. This does not limit the Federal Government's ability to fulfill the duties it owes to the constitution. In fact, the US can still make very important decisions within the three branches of government. A state cannot declare war on another country or pass a federal law as congress cannot impose a state tax or change the minimum wage in the state of Washington. These limitation are important to Federalism to curb both State and Federal power. In the case of Martin v. Hunter’s Lessee, a man left land to his nephew after he died. The state of Virginia decided that the land was theirs and gave it back to themselves. The Supreme Court fought this, saying that the Virginia Court was not entitled to this man’s land. Since they were not equal powers, the US could override the state to enforce a uniform system of
We have earned the privilege to finally make our own decisions without someone breathing down our necks. Each state can be independent and retain its jurisdiction in matters separate from that of the US Government. This does not limit the Federal Government's ability to fulfill the duties it owes to the constitution. In fact, the US can still make very important decisions within the three branches of government. A state cannot declare war on another country or pass a federal law as congress cannot impose a state tax or change the minimum wage in the state of Washington. These limitation are important to Federalism to curb both State and Federal power. In the case of Martin v. Hunter’s Lessee, a man left land to his nephew after he died. The state of Virginia decided that the land was theirs and gave it back to themselves. The Supreme Court fought this, saying that the Virginia Court was not entitled to this man’s land. Since they were not equal powers, the US could override the state to enforce a uniform system of