Inspired Constitution

Seeing the inspiration for the Constitution is interesting from an LDS point of view.  Of course we all know that this is all a part of God’s plan. To write such an inspired document they all worked together to study and work with each other. They were motivated to actually make the document instead of just talking about it. Elder Dallin H. Oaks brings up a few key points of the Constitution that are inspired. The first point he brings up is the separation of powers. It makes sure that each branch is independent and has its own equal and separate balance of power. The delegates made sure to find the perfect combination to make the separation of powers work. The inspiration obviously came here, there is no way they could have agreed and found the right way to make the combination to make it a good balance for the separation of powers. I like the quote by President Clark that said, “It is this union of independence and dependence of these branches—legislative, executive and judicial—and of the governmental functions possessed by each of them, that constitutes the marvelous genius of this unrivalled document. … As I see it, it was here that the divine inspiration came. It was truly a miracle.”

Another point that he brings up is a written bill of rights. Without the right of religion, America could not have been the right place for the restoration of the gospel. The bill of rights was inspired because it protects those natural God-given rights that each man has such as the right of speech, press and assembly.

                Throughout the Constitution God is brought up and this just helps prove that it truly is an inspired document.  The delegates even said that they were recipients of heavenly inspiration. One of my favorite quotes is when Alexander Hamilton said, “For my own part, I sincerely esteem it a system, which without the finger of God, never could have been suggested and agreed upon by such a diversity of interest.”