A large portion of the populace had just battled against taxation without representation, the quartering of soldier in civilian homes, and other issues involving what they believed to be oppression, and won. The debate about rights continued in the Constitutional Conventions, where our Constitution passed narrowly . It was because the Founders knew their Constitution was imperfect that they made it so vague. They realized that changes would be made, and that it would be up to future generations to do so. He cannot be happy and strong until he too lives with nature in the present, above time.
Individuals make up the common group.
If something occurs for the group's good, the individuals should benefit. It is the responsibility of each individual to stand up and let her voice be heard so that changes can be made, laws are sensible, and a system may be enacted that does work. This particular issue has effected my family and me in a very personal way. When my Dad was about my age, his sister was shot and killed because of someone who was fooling around with a handgun. Arthur Kellermann, an emergency room doctor, said, 'If having a gun in the home was a good deterrent, then we should have seen few guns in the homes of murder victims.