If most Americans are from England, other from Asian countries and other from African countries through slavery (history hurts my heart) what happened to the native American people, the original settler of the land.
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I'm with you on that. So much injustice in the founding of this country. The document was drafted by landed gentry. They were inspired by philosophers such as John Locke, but they were certainly thinking of their own interests. That did not include the original settlers of the land, the indigenous peoples--who by nature had first right.
For the times, it was a document that represented the people. But which people? Over the years efforts have been made to correct the deficiencies of that document, but always it expresses the will of a majority, and that majority necessarily overlooks the interests of many.
Thank you for that comment, a necessary addition to my post.