Recommended Reading: American Leaders : Who Framed the U.S. Constitution?

Do you know the men in America's history who wrote the United States Constitution?  Do you know the men who labored together, no doubt in love and out of loyalty to the cause of freedom and democracy, and with the firm belief that they represented the will and the dreams of all of the citizens when they wrote the words "We the People"?

Just shining the spotlight on one of the framers of the U.S. Constitution can shed tremendous light on what the entire process must have involved.

• James Wilson was never elected to be one of our nation's leaders. But he left an indelible mark in U.S. History. This Mr. Wilson played a huge role in writing into the Constitution the principle that sovereignty resides with the people.  Signed both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.  (Tell the truth. If you were playing an American history trivia game and that question was asked: “Who did that?” – you would have gotten it wrong, wouldn’t you? The name of James Wilson isn’t like cream. It doesn’t rise to the top when there is a discussion about framers of the U.S. Constitution.  Yet he was one of the signers.  Per information maintained by the National Archives, he was Signer Number 7 representing Pennsylvania.) 

The United States Constitution was drafted in 1787 by a group of 55 delegates at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. These historical figures played a key role in shaping the document:

- James Madison – Often called the "Father of the Constitution", and later helped shape the Bill of Rights.
- George Washington – Though he did not write the Constitution, Washington presided over the convention and was a key figure in its adoption.

- Benjamin Franklin – The oldest delegate, provided wisdom and mediation during debates.
- Alexander Hamilton and John Jay – Contributors to The Federalist Papers (addressed topics like separation of powers, checks and balances, federalism, and the dangers of factions).
- Roger Sherman – Proposed the Great Compromise, which shaped the structure of Congress. - Gouverneur Morris – Known as the "Penman of the Constitution. Credited with writing much of the final wording of the Constitution, including the famous "We the People" preamble.

FACT: Out of the 55 delegates, only 39 signed the final document. 

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REFERENCES:

Network, Laws. com. “Who Wrote the Constitution? - US Constitution - LAWS.Com.” LAWS.COM - American Constitution 1789, 7 Apr. 2020, https://constitution.laws.com/who-wrote-the-constitution.

“Meet the Framers of the Constitution.” National Archives, 2 Nov. 2015, https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/founding-fathers.

HISTORY.com Editors. “Federalist Papers: Summary, Authors & Impact.” HISTORY, 9 Nov. 2009, https://www.history.com/articles/federalist-papers.

Mosvick, Nicholas. “Forgotten Founders: Gouverneur Morris.” National Constitution Center – Constitutioncenter.Org, 8 June 2020, https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/forgotten-founders-gouverneur-morris.

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Great addition to your personal library.

What were the original framers 

of the U.S. Constitution really thinking? 

Americans should and need to know!

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The Original Compromise: What the Constitution’s framers were Really Thinking

Author: David Robertson; Genre: Non-Fiction;

Publisher: Oxford University Press; Release Date: January 2, 2013

In this provocative new account of the framing of the Constitution, Robertson observes that the Federalist Papers represented only one side in a fierce argument that was settled by compromise–in fact, multiple compromises. …

Golly gee willickers, Mr. Wilson!

I totally expected the headline to read:@ElonMusk and @POTUS #Trump Do Everything for Love of Country!

NOT!
INSERT #MenaceToSociety
Eh! Make it a double! #TwoMenacesToSociety https://t.co/E6TlUN8vx3 pic.twitter.com/4urkSeAqqT

— Treathyl Fox (aka cmoneyspinner) ~ #Freelancer (@cmoneyspinner) May 24, 2025

Is It Our White House or the President's Palace? CHOOSE!

MY REACTION TO TRUMP’S POTUS NOMINATION ACCEPTANCE SPEECH AT THE RNC2020

I didn’t listen. I did tune in. But I saw an audience full of people sitting close together and not wearing masks. I saw the POTUS with a spotlight shining on him as if he were an awesome superstar and he was laughing and grinning so much that the lights were bouncing off of his pearly whites

Then I thought about all the people dying from COVID-19 and remembered that the POTUS casually remarked at another rally that he told “his people” to slow down the testing. “His people”???? Are they different from “We the People”?

I thought about protesters against police brutality that have taken to the streets, regardless of the possibility of the very real possibility of being infected because … Hey! Choose! Catch a virus and die OR get choked to death, get shot in the back 7 times, or get shot while sleeping in your bed 8 times? Choose what? What choice? They don’t see the difference.

I thought to myself? He’s the President. How can he laugh at a time like this? Does he really not understand the gravity of the situation? Does he even care? 

So I turned the channel and tuned him out! I don’t think I missed out on anything historic other than the fact that he accepted the presidential nomination directly from the White House. WHICH SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN DONE!!

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Trump’s America. 

His people and 

evidently it’s his White House.

Eh! What do I know? I’m just an AAC (average American citizen).

God Bless America.  God Save America.