John Stossel: Why the Constitution Still Matters

When the Constitution was written, Ben Franklin said the
Founders gave us a republic, “if you can keep it.” Few people
thought the republic would last another 227 years, but it has. The
Constitution’s limits on government power helped create the most
free and prosperous country on earth. 

These days, Americans right and left tend to give up on the
Constitution whenever it gets in the way of policies they like. But
while the Constitution doesn’t get the respect it deserves, it can
still slow the growth of government, writes John Stossel. We
benefit from the Constitution’s existence nearly every time it
stymies politicians’ ambition to control us.

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