ERIC Number: ED294794
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987-May-6
Pages: 6
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On the Liberty of Nature and the Nature of Liberty.
Stoops, John A.
Physiocratic idealism and capitalistic industrialism were the ideological theories from which the U.S. Constitution took its primary form. The Bill of Rights was added to insure that those who implemented the Constitution would abide by underlying natural values that promote life, spiritness, and growth. The framers of the Constitution saw a group of interdependent systems and devised three interdependent governmental systems that included legislative, judicial, and executive branches. The powers of each branch of government is naturally limited by the powers of the other two, and the liberty of one ends where the liberties of the others begin. Each government branch has a necessary duty and a contingent liberty. The other societal systems include economics, education, public information, and transportation. Each system has its own duties and responsibilities. When one system intrudes upon another or intervenes in another system's activities, the balance of systems is disturbed. The natural order of systems needs to be studied in order to promote balance, harmony, and felicitous interaction among social systems. (JHP)
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: United States Constitution
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