The National Assembly Is the Only Body That Can Legitimately Declare War and Peace

The king drew up a plan that called for the democratization of the legal system. He wanted judges to be elected juries to hear civil cases and all laws applicable to everyone, regardless of wealth or social status. But when this programme was taken to the national assembly, the delegates balked at its sweepingly democratic nature. Even jacobin delegates shrugged off party discipline to vote against the package on the critical question of whether the king would have a veto over judicial appointments. The liberal nobles of 17 89 were now clearly running away from the radicals and toward the king. This was confirmed just a few days later when the national assembly got word that england and spain were on the brink of