On the U.S. Constitution
7 November 2006
Editor, The Boston Globe
Dear Editor:
Jeff Robertson's view of the U.S. Constitution is too government-centric ("You the people of the United States...," Nov. 7). The framers' aim "to form a more perfect union" went far beyond substituting popular rule for royal rule in matters of government. Their chief goal was to create a government sufficiently strong to perform well-defined but limited tasks while, at the same time, keeping the powers of that government in check so that ordinary people could go about their daily lives without interference from the state. The vibrant commerce and community that would emerge from this freedom from politics would be a union stronger and more real than anything that politicians and political involvement could create.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
Editor, The Boston Globe
Dear Editor:
Jeff Robertson's view of the U.S. Constitution is too government-centric ("You the people of the United States...," Nov. 7). The framers' aim "to form a more perfect union" went far beyond substituting popular rule for royal rule in matters of government. Their chief goal was to create a government sufficiently strong to perform well-defined but limited tasks while, at the same time, keeping the powers of that government in check so that ordinary people could go about their daily lives without interference from the state. The vibrant commerce and community that would emerge from this freedom from politics would be a union stronger and more real than anything that politicians and political involvement could create.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
Posted by Don Boudreaux on
Thursday June 21, 2007 at 8:49am