S1E4 - Is the Bill of Rights Good for Liberty?
Many Founding Fathers, including the author of the Bill of Rights, thought they would be a danger to the longevity of personal freedom. Were they right, or just a little paranoid?
Welcome to Self-Evident and Forgotten, a podcast on the truths of liberty and odd opinions! Hosted by Stanton, Kristi, and Cody, we explore the beautiful ideas often forgotten today that have given life to a free, peaceful, and prosperous society.
In today's episode we dive into something we touched upon a couple of episodes ago. James Madison and other Federalists argued that writing down the natural rights the government was obligated to protect would create a dangerous precedent. The danger? By writing it down, you limit the right, and you create a culture that says you only have a right if it's written down. We see how strong that argument really is, only here on Self Evident and Forgotten.
Intro and Outro Music: Hot Swing by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3885-hot-swing License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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