James Madison and the Constitution: Making America
James Madison insisted that his new nation could not succeed without a Constitution. Why? No other nation in the world had one. What made America different? Dinesh D’Souza unravels the mystery.
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The preamble to the American Constitution begins with the phrase “We the people…”
But could the people of America be counted on do the right thing all or even most of the time?
The principal architect of the Constitution, James Madison, gave this question a great deal of thought.
His answer was a decided “no.”
“Whenever there is an interest and power to do wrong,” he said, “wrong will generally be done.”
For his new nation, Madison wanted as much freedom as possible with as little government as possible. But he had no illusions. Tyranny, he knew, comes in many forms. It’s not confined to monarchies and dictatorships.
In a democratic society, the threat of tyranny comes from the people themselves.
The Founders called this the “tyranny of the majority.” The majority will, if it can, put its own interests above those of the minority and generally not hesitate to deprive it of its rights and freedoms.
This is why Madison was preoccupied with the problem of what he called “factions,” the word he used for any kind of organized pressure group. Madison deemed both minority and majority factions dangerous. Yet of the two types of factions, he considered a majority faction to be more dangerous. Why? Because minority factions can be curbed by the power of the majority. But who will curb the majority?
This is the central purpose of the Constitution: to limit, frustrate, and in some cases block majority rule. As Madison put it, the great task was to devise a document that would “first enable the government to control the governed” and “in the next place oblige it to control itself.”
How to do this?
Madison had a plan.
First, the Constitution had to be written down.
We’re so accustomed today to national constitutions that we need to remember that, prior to the American constitution, no country in the world had one. And since the adoption of the US constitution, many countries have had constitutions that came and went, some lasting just a few years. Yet the American constitution has now endured for nearly two and a half centuries.
The original document was written on four pieces of parchment and is 4543 words long. Its remarkable brevity perfectly matches its purpose: to create a framework for limited government. To Madison, this meant that the authority of the federal government should cover certain listed or “enumerated” areas. Outside those areas, the government has no authority.
Second, the rights of the citizens had to be clearly spelled out.
That’s why the first ten amendments to the Constitution known as the Bill of Rights contain a series of limitations on government.
The rights in the Bill of Rights typically begin, “Congress shall make no law…” Congress shall make no law restricting free speech, or freedom of the press, or the free exercise of religion.
Third, the concept of representative government had to be clearly defined.
Representative government means that the people do not rule directly; they rule by electing representatives who govern in their stead. Madison counted this practice—a radical departure from the direct democracy of the ancient Athenians—as the distinguishing mark between “democracy” and a “republic.” A large and extended society, Madison argued, can function effectively only as a republic.
And a republic is a much better guard against tyranny of the majority than a democracy, in which, by definition, the majority can do whatever it wants
Fourth, the power within the government must be divided.
The Constitution separates power between an elected legislature charged with making laws, an elected executive charged with enforcing them, and an appointed judiciary empowered with resolving legal disputes.
A further division happens between the national government and the states so that some powers are exercised at the national level, others at the state and local level.
Fifth, mutual oversight—checks and balances—was necessary to restrain the power of the individual branches.
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When you vote and give your power away to the picked or chosen candidate and he or she doesn't perform you have the right to practice the second amendment towards those politicians because they are supposed to speak for you you can turn on them that's why a lot judges and politicians are being attacked today for lying and abusing their POWER I totally get it now I'll never ever vote because I'm not in agreement with the masses or the majority when you keep your power that's when you have a voice not by VOTING James Madison is the proof I clearly understand Trump's angle now
Excellent content!
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Magna Carta .
Brilliant!!!
I am shocked, shocked, shocked, I watched Dinesh D;'Souza and found nothing objectionable? Good fair analysis.
What would our founders think of a country that has a 4th branch of government with unelected and unaccountable bureaucrats, compels illegal immigration and celebrates infanticide.
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In the mid 1800’s the phrase that was introduced was” in god we trust”. Since the US is a secular nation the term god means something different to each religion. There was no inference of any particular religion mentioned. This truly shows the US was not founded on any religion specifically, and why America is admired in the world. One can worship or not worship.
Wonder why commie tube doesn’t suggest and push this video to more people? Oh yea they hate America and freedom, duh.
All you need to know about the constitution was stated quite nicely by a famous man… "If you think we have strayed from the constitution, you are not alone. A very large number of people agree with you. But would you agree that a very large number of people disagree with you? And those people believe that what the government is doing is fully supported by the constitution, like most democrats on the blue team?
So in the end would you agree that there is a disagreement about whether the government has the authority to do what it is doing? Can we agree on all of this? Okay.
Now I want you to read this quote and think about it.
<b><i>The Constitution has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it. In either case, it is unfit to exist. </i></b>– Lysander Spooner
Please reread it and take a moment to let that sink in.
Do you see the consequence of that statement?
Do you see the unassailable logic?
The unavoidable result of the reasoning is that if you think the government is doing things that are “unconstitutional”, and you think we “need to get back to the constitution,” that entire way of thinking is fundamentally illogical and can NEVER lead anywhere. It doesn’t make sense. Because, if you are right, and the government is doing things where it has no CONSTITUTIONAL authority, then, nonetheless, the “highest law of the land”, the Constitution, has not been able to prevent this fundamental violation of the fundamental law. In other words, the Constitution has not provided any protection for the people from the federal government continually and repeatedly violating it.
Remember, the government’s SOLE source of ANY authority at all IS the Constitution. So if it is acting without constitutional authority, it is acting without ANY authority. But the Constitution has not been able to prevent the government acting outside of its legal scope of authority. So what good is it? It is no good. In fact it is a source of harm, because it masquerades as a protector of the people and a limitation on the government."
source: thetruthaboutthelaw.Com
People really need to educate themselves on the United States Constitution and they also need to really educate themselves on the very famous Supreme Court ruling Marbury vs Madison 1803 before they think they can play lawmaker. Because most don't really understand policy-making when it comes to the United States Constitution's concern, let alone what each Amendment and Court ruling really means. Especially lately when the whole Roe vs Wade dispute happened. A lot of people don't really understand what that particular court ruling was really all about let alone on why it was ruled on to begin with when it should have not.
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Nah fam, the Anti Federalists were right, the limited powers enumerated in the Constitution plus the combination of the 9th and 10th Amendments should have prevented the encroachment of the federal government over time on paper, but they didn't.
They are just words on paper and words on paper cannot enforce themselves
Custodiat ipsos custodes
Article 1 of US constitution clearly said How many power government has. It almost have all the power over internal and external affairs of the state.
First 10 amendments give rights of s
Speech, arms, trial, justice etc.
Now what is more important?? Speech or war ?? Arms or trade and commerce ?? Speech doesn't cause an uproar without a plot behind while war decides fortune alone.
My point is constitution gives peanut to people and melon to government and whitewash this by calling "we the people".
It is exactly at par with the design of Madison's Virginia plan.
Representative government is not wholly elected by people. In a bicameral structure people can elect house of representatives and not senators. So it partially controlled by people.
Who is more powerful Senate or house of representatives?? Who got more decision making power ??
So who got more and who got less ?? People got nothing but speech , arms, justice , trial and some power to control the government.
Government got almost all biggies. And That's what Madison wanted.
The problem that we have today stems from the fact that the three branches of govt aren’t separated. The Dem party has full control of two and the Dem party wants a pure democracy, so that they can rule unchecked.
Please keep the information and conversation going forward.
The founders hoped those sent to Washington by the people would work within the Constitution and if not the Congress would act together to restrict the president when they step out of line and grab power not given to them, but as we see politicians of today often vote party power over constitutional rights and wrongs, and do not follow laws as set in the Constitution, even SCOTUS, has gotten on the anti-constitution bandwagon and ignore their limits of power.
James Madison was brilliant.
THE USA CONSTITUTION IS NOT A BUNCH OF LAWS TELLING CITIZENS WHAT THEY CAN AND CANNOT DO. 🇺🇸
THE USA CONSTITUTION IS A BUNCH OF LAWS TELLING THE GOVERNMENT WHAT IT CAN AND CANNOT DO TO CITIZENS. 🇺🇸
The preamble was penned by Gouvernor Morris!
Again, well said Dinesh!!
The left, the media, and even some Republicans like to throw the word "democracy" around. We aren't a democracy, we're a Republic. Madison and other founders knew the folly of a direct democracy which is why we have the electoral college. If we were a democracy today, the entire country would basically be run by California and NY and we would resemble a Hunger Games type of rule(without the death match for children…hopefully). Back then, most of the colonies/states would be beholden to NY, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Thankfully our Founders were smarter than the left give them credit for. As the old saying goes, democracy is 4 wolves and a sheep deciding what's for dinner.
America is the envy of the world. That's why everyone wants to come here. We are also the youngest country in the world. LETS KEEP IT!!!
LETS OVER RULE THIS CORRUPTED GOVERNMENT PPL!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
The Americans built their government upon the principles of Calvinistic Presbyterianism with checks and balances because it accounts for the corrupt nature of man. Power is never concentrated into one person nor organization.
4:05 unfortunately, article1, section 8, clause 3 of the constitution, is used by the federal government as an abuse of power over the States.( commerce clause).
‘Making America’? Rather making UP America. America is an idea, not a made product. As an idea it is always evolving. As it should be.
I was taught this in high school many years ago. We learned facts, not opinions. It was called social studies. Today social studies are critical race theory.
Funny! After I made the preceding comment I looked at the other comments and realized how many viewers were thinking the same thing.
Terrific lesson. Every H.S. Student should sit through it 100X over. Or, until the can pass a hand written essay exam on it with a score of 100%
damn the founding fathers were really smart!
The 10th Amendment prohibits a HUGE federal government. That was betrayed as early as 1849, possibly earlier. And by 1884, with the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, the Deep State was locked in place.
Thank you for this educational video.
"Thus far…" indeed.
When people claim that the American experiment has failed it's like claiming that if, after allowing 2 balls, 5 end zones, and 32 players per team riding horses under water, that the game of football would fail. It wouldn't be "football" any more than what we're experiencing is an experiment in Americanism.
How could anyone give this a thumbs down? Is that you, Chuck and Nancy?
One person one vote, That's all you need to end the corruption that now ensnares all Americans and our Congress. The Founding Fathers didn't grasp the knowledge of how SIMPLE it would be to create a system by which each Representative just needs to look up, check the tabulations on a database, and vote on the bill that's on the docket. Pure Democracy, it's that's simple. One political party to rule them all, because, the only thing to prevent a Representative from voting? Would be on a Bill that goes against his/her moral convictions. The human element.
We the people, are the rightful masters of both Congress and the Courts not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who would pervert the Constitution.
– Abraham Lincoln –