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We already have the finest social contract/compact ever devised by mankind. The historical basis of the Republican Party is to stand firm on those fundamental founding principles. That contract is the Constitution of the United States, which evolved from the principles set forth in the Declaration of Independence.

This paragraph, from The Declaration of Independence, explains that our God-given natural rights are the fundamental basis for a free republic.

Stated as simply as possible, human beings are born into a natural state with certain inalienable rights. In order to form a more perfect union, American colonists had to relinquish some of their natural liberties and rights, and they had to assume certain duties and restrictions in order to form a union. They then lived in a state of society whereby their forfeited liberties became our collective powers that were to be exercised for the common good (weal).

This established the social contract, by mutual agreement, to live and work together in harmony for the citizens' combined benefit. The Framers defined these benefits as the citizens' right to speak freely (particularly on political matters), their right of self-defense (militia), their right to pursue commerce (property) freely, and the careful protection of their remaining natural rights by free, fair, and regularly scheduled elections.

The U.S. Constitution was adopted directly by the people of the several states (thus remedying a major defect of the "Articles of Confederation") by virtue of direct ratification without the filter of any legislative body. It was agreed to (ratified) as a binary choice by popular conventions, not by the several state legislatures.

This is the miracle of the United States of America.

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