Dear Framers
Dear Framers,
My name is Andrew Livingston. I am a researcher, politician, and author. After the Revolutionary War,
we attempted to make a government. It didn’t really get anywhere past “attempt.” Shay’s Rebellion
gave us reason to rewrite that “attempt.” This is where I come in; I’m here to persuade you that we
need a constitutional monarchy.
I think that the worst thing for our country would be a theocracy or any religion based government.
We just escaped in order to gain religious freedom, and now we want to take it away from others? It
doesn’t make sense. It would cause anger and protests throughout the land. This decision could also
have the effect of other things being forced, limited, or taken away based on Christian rituals/religion.
I like the idea of a dictatorship and only one person in power so that there is little confusion, but I
dislike that there is only one set of eyes or only one set of thoughts that are able to act for the country.
Why not an oligarchy, you may say? Here’s why: based on our actions during Shay’s Rebellion, I am
confident to say that the rich or whoever is in power would be biased, and instead of ruling for the
country, will rule in order to keep themselves in power.
A constitutional monarchy is the optimal choice because we would have a representative for the
country, someone to speak for us. Although they would still not be able to act on their own thoughts
and decisions, the people would elect the first king and royal family so that the majority of people are
happy with the choice. This family would stay as royalty until they all passed or were deemed too sick
and unfit to rule. The king and his family could also be impeached if at least eighty percent of the
citizens so chose. The congress and king would have no control over land they have not bought.
Please take my thoughts into consideration because I truly believe that whoever the people put in a
position of power will be there solely for the people and country.
Yours truly,
Andrew Livingston
Shaun Nadato, Seventh Grade
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