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The Founders knew defense was important, which is why they made it a central part of the governmentâs. In his paper, âThe Price of Liberty: Providing for the Common Defense,â Matthew Spalding explains: It is the constitutional duty of the federal government to secure the countryâs international borders and preserve and protect its territorial integrity, to strengthen and preserve its constitutional government, and to promote the long-term prosperity and well-being of its people.
The common law therefore, does not, as it once did, offer protection for individuals, against the over reaching and ever-expanding power of government. In England, the common law safeguards have had no discernible effect on the rise of Parliamentary supremacy, the growth of the welfare state and the expansion of government. In fact, just as much as eighteenth and nineteenth century English government inspired constitutionalism, twentieth century English government has set precedents for expanding the powers of government at the expense of constitutional limitations.