regent
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For the first time in human history the government turned over power to the people and even listed the the rights of free people in the first ten Amendments. You can nit-pick about intents and reluctance to sign the document but it was truly a milestone in human history and every free nation since 1776 has patterned itself from the concept of free elections and the will of the people. Every American should be thankful that they live in the greatest Country in the world but sadly it seems that radical lefties are never happy.
I don't think it was the first time governments were based on people. And if the writers had insisted that they follow the law of the land there would have been no Consititution at that time. The founders changed the requirement of needing 13 votes to 9. And of course the Constitution was based on liberal ideas from the Age of Englightenment and Reason.