On This Date

               On October 2nd in 1789, George Washington, the First President of the United States, submitted a document to the First Congress of the United States that contained some of the most basic fundamentals of human freedom. Freedom of speech, Freedom of the press, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Assembly; ten rights in total, combined to form a handicap upon government in its control of its citizens. This document was known as the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights not only listed the basic elements of freedom in a form anyone can read and understand, but was essential to the permanence of America's first constitution and its first system of government. Without the crucial rights for the individual, there is little to no chance that America would've ever survived as long as it has. These rights prevent religious suppression, the crack down on ideological minorities, and many other scenarios that have led to the downfall of society before. In a land where the idea of "the majority rules" is such a big influence in our government, the Bill of Rights is the crucial buffer that prevents the majority from ever gaining the power to silence the helpless minorities so that there is always a counterbalance to keep the power of groups (parties) from ever making a change that is to radical or oppressive. Keeping America a free society where each and every idea, religion, and person can cut out a notch for themselves, knowing that they will be able to grow and prosper in the light so brightly given off by the American ideal of freedom.