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Sandrine Gonnot posted an update
The idea of constitutionalism is that of limited government under the rule of la
The idea of constitutionalism is that of limited government under the rule of law. The whole point of agreeing on the basic rules by which the country is to be governed is to constrain the tendency of bureaucrats, and all those vested with executive power, to become despots and turn on their own citizens. In theory, the Constitution should safeguard individual liberty by giving citizens a bulwark against state tyranny. As stated in the words of the theoretically mighty First Amendment, the Constitution of the United States declares that, “Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble.” Link with full article: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2025/12/no_author/the-constitution-as-a-weak-reed/
