Paine asserts that mankind was originally in a state of equality, and, therefore, present inequalities must have been brought about by some circumstance. Paine says that a common distinction that lacks any natural or religious basis, is the division between kings and their subjects. This distinction, unlike those between male and female or good and evil, is not one "of heaven," and Paine wishes to inquire into its origin and its consequences.
Answer: They needed to make new laws for our nation because the articles of confederation where weak for our nation they allowed congress to not be powerful which isnt what you want when governing a nation.
