Tennessee’s Constitution, Once the “Least Imperfect and Most Republican of the State Constitutions”
Thomas Jefferson referred to the Tennessee Constitution as the “least imperfect and most republican of the state constitutions” when he received it in 1796.
The Constitution, Flock Cameras and the Future of Tennessee
Our Founding Fathers saw first-hand what happens when the government over-steps their power and treats their citizens as guilty before being proved innocent. During the years leading up to our Declaration of Independence, British rule prohibited the English government from searching homes without permission and probable cause. But respecting that law didn’t carry over into the colonies, the British soldiers were not held accountable and broke into homes and businesses as they saw fit.