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The excerpt stresses the idea of a potentially tyrannical government if a bill of rights is not implemented, securing the natural rights of the subject (really just about rights and government). The idea is how the national government must not have excessive power over its people and threaten individual liberties.
Four reasons as to why grassroots organizations of the state and local parties have withered are as follows:
1. State parties have struggled a lot to keep their roots intact.
2. Grass root parties have lost their importance because much of the work was carried by county committees
3. The parties at grass root levels have changed because they have struggled to define their roots and existence.
4. These parties had financial issues.
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probably stop digging for oil since it hurts the environment