When our founding fathers came together to construct a Constitution that would establish a government that could serve the people, they outlined their overall goals of this Constitution within the Preamble. The first task listed in this famous preliminary statement is to “establish Justice.” The position of this objective within the Constitution demonstrates just how significant Justice is to a government. Justice is a principle that demands equality for all in their opportunity, rights, and in a court of law. A just government would ensure minority rights and limit its power so that it cannot become too powerful. However, our Constitution does not do these things to the extent that it could be considered just. The original document denied a minority group equality by directly supporting slavery, allowed congress nearly unlimited power through the necessary and proper clause, and contains the Supreme Court, an institution that goes against the spirit of democracy. Therefore, the Constitution did not establish a just government.
