Abstract

This paper explores the philosophical underpinnings that guided the Framers of the US Constitution in establishing a government unlike any in history. Central to their concerns was the protection of individual rights, a concept deeply rooted in Western political thought. These rights, including freedom of speech, belief, and private property, were essential to safeguard against government overreach. It also explains why it is important to protect the Constitution against the threats for the potentially unlawful alterations. The alteration is allowed within the Law, not without. Recently, we have observed a wave of new assaults to the Constitution, including the presidential blind immunity from the law being argued in the Supreme Court. The concern is about the tools envisioned and implanted by the Founders to protect the Law and the Republic. Are they still working?