A primary concern of the founding fathers was to protect the rights of the people.

They did not want a form of government to emerge that could take the hard won rights.

They did not want the people to be overtaxed, overpowered, and over-controlled.

They wanted the people to rest assured that they would be able to keep what they wanted; what they owned.

What they decided on was not just that the power of the government needed to be limited, but that it was executed upon properly and fairly.

A government for the people by the people is something every student has heard in class.

The key is the second half of that statement