History Bill Of Rights
The framers of the original US Constitution focused mainly on setting up a successful operational federal government. So, they did not include many human right clauses to it. |
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In the year 1787, a delegate by the name of Charles Pinckney, put forth a proposal to include several human rights in the Constitution. He had included the prohibition of accommodating soldiers in private houses and also freedom of press. Unfortunately, it was turned down.
The Fathers of the Constitution had to do some rethinking when some of the states did not want to agree to the Constitution unless specific human rights for citizens were added to it. Even the people were insecure with the exclusion of human rights. Hence, the Bill of Rights came to be added to the US Constitution.
The credit goes to James Madison for putting forth a string of articles for the First United States Congress in 1789. They were the Bill of Rights. It was ratified on December 15, 1791. Although he wrote it, Madison was not convinced that it should be included in the constitution. He believed that no majority could threaten a minority. It was his mentor, Thomas Jefferson, who convinced him to write it. He even wrote a letter to Madison saying that the omission of the Bill of Rights in the Constitution was a mistake. Jefferson also wrote to others to stress upon them the importance of human rights.
The addition of the Bill of Rights has prevented many from being oppressed, and has made America a country that is proud of the freedom given to its citizens.
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