Governments are providers of services, not rulers. Any government that INITIATES force in any way is immoral and unfit to hold power. An individual has a natural right to secede from any government, and at the same time a natural right to reside in the land of their birth. This Constitution has been designed to form a government free from the abuse of tyranny, but the principle of rejection of abusive government by the individual must still be affirmed. This does not make the non-citizen immune from the consequences of crimes. Victims have a natural right to seek justice even in the absence of government. Moreover, victims are perfectly within their rights to utilize an agent such as government to obtain justice.

The rights of children are among the most important to any society. While we may assume that parents generally have the best interest of their children at heart, much more so than the government establishment, there will always be exceptions to this at times, especially when sound judgment has been diminished. An avenue for the child to overcome this must be available. Therefore, children should be able to petition the courts just like adults.

Adulthood, majority, is assumed to be reached at the age of eighteen, at which time a person assumes all the rights and responsibilities of being an adult. This age is an arbitrary one derived from common experience, but in actuality, the age at which one gains the ability to function responsibly in society depends on many other factors. Some persons simply mature faster and some slower due to environmental factors and necessity.

In more urban areas, for example, more parental guidance may be needed in order to deal with the extreme stresses of twenty-first century urban life, but these same stresses may prevent parents from having the ability to provide that needed guidance. In some traditional less complex societies, adulthood was considered reached by as early as age twelve. The demands of a more rural agrarian life style may tend to promote an earlier maturity. In either case, lack of parental guidance or early maturity, there should be a method for the person to resolve any conflicts by declaring their adulthood.

Except for cases of abuse and the choice of majority after age fourteen mentioned in Section 3, the parental choices for raising children must be respected. Whether of a religious nature, medical, philosophical, or educational, the only function of the state is to provide protection of the children’s basic rights. Throughout history, from the Inquisition to segregation in twentieth century America, the state has tended to promote the views of either the most powerful (by means of wealth or association with wealth) or of the majority of scientists, clerics, educators, and philosophers, many of whom have often been wrong in their assessments. Just a few examples of areas where parental choice should not be dictated by the state are whether or not to vaccinate, what type of medical treatment is to be used, what type of education is to be required, how or whether or not to worship, or what type of reward and punishment, if any, is appropriate.

If we cannot trust parents to make wise choices for their children, how can we possibly trust government, which is simply an expression of the people, to do so? By allowing parents to make these choices, a much more diverse, free, and adaptable society will develop. The state making such decisions results in a rigid, controlled, inflexible society where everyone thinks alike and is punished for thinking differently. A society that cannot adapt cannot last.

This same principle should apply to cases of adoption. There is no reason to believe that when a birth parent lovingly, freely gives up their child for its own best interest, that they would not choose for that child the best parents that they possibly could, or that anyone chosen by them would be less able to provide love and support than anyone chosen by the State.

The question of what life is, when it begins, and when it ends has been a quest of mankind throughout human history. While philosophical, political, and religious organizations have developed theories, it is still left up to each of us individually to determine this question for ourselves. But the advent of widespread abortion has forced us to take a collective political position on this issue, specifically the questions of when does life begin, and when does that life enjoy the rights of life and liberty we seek to guarantee for ourselves by social compact. If we assume it to be living and our behavior follows, we will not make any uncorrectable mistakes. If we assume it not to be living, we may possibly make a mistake which cannot be corrected.

In the case of an unborn fetus, therefore, we cannot know the exact moment in time when human life begins. It may not even always be the same in every case. Some ancient views, for example, believe that the spirit enters the body from seven to twenty-one days after conception. The point is we simply cannot collectively know, therefore we must assume that it is there. Until we do know definitively, it is not prudent to allow abortion beyond the first trimester, as the U.S. Supreme Court originally ruled.

Of course enforcement of a law against abortion becomes problematic. There have always been and will always be many undetectable ways, pills, or devices which could effect the fetus or ovum adversely. Moreover, this the one area where two fundamental rights, the right to life and the right to sovereignty over one's body, come into direct conflict with one another. It should not be construed by this section that there should be a governmental agency overseeing the reproductive activity of its citizens. The very thought is reprehensible. But there must be an acknowledgment of the rights of the unborn, at least to be protected from third party action by a medical practitioner.

As with other issues, such as crime, drug addiction, and health care, the emphasis to this problem should be on prevention. The single most contribution factor in the number of abortions is teenage pregnancy. One factor in this that has been ignored is the age of the onset on puberty, which has dropped dramatically in the last century. The consumption of estrogen treated meats (to fatten beef and chicken), has been linked to premature sexual development for young girls. For example, girls who have consumed primarily organically grown grains and vegetables for most of their lives are known to delay the beginning of menses until the ages of 16-17. Promotion of organically produced food may be the single most important factor not only for the abortion issue but for the entire health care issue.

There is an ironic twist to the current ongoing debate over abortion. It seems that most abortion foes, "pro-life" advocate, are usually advocates of capital punishment, while abortion supporters, "pro-choice" advocates are often against capital punishment. This paradoxical contradiction stems from the fact that both groups are making decisions based on emotional rather than higher levels of judgment. To achieve a highly developed society, we must have a constitution which reflects the people's respect for all life, whether it be a fetus or a criminal.

While there is a virtual endless array of factors which contribute to the quality of an education, and the infusion of any amount of money is no guarantee that high quality will be achieved, still it is imperative to the objective of fairness that the state provide an equal amount of money for each student in a public education system. This does not mean that each first grader must receive the same amount as a twelfth grader, as those costs may be quite different, but each first grader must be provided with the same amount as every other first grader, not dependent on any particular tax base or area in which they reside. Those who decide not to take advantage of public education should not be entitled to funds for their own educational endeavors, though they may certainly choose private schools over even no schools.