From May 25, to September 17, 1787 55 delegates, presided over by George Washington, in the same location where the Declaration of Independence had been signed 11 years earlier, formed our constitution, a document recognized as the greatest civil governance protection of individual rights ever.
The wonderful story of the founding of America and the values that infuse it still—so hospitable to Catholicism—are captured in few places as well as those founding documents, The Federalist Papers; and the description of the atmosphere where the long talks that led to the forming of the Constitution of the United States of America, where men of experience and wisdom devoted the time necessary to work out the complicated issues, is remindful of that surrounding the great Councils of the Church.
An excerpt.
“This convention composed of men who possessed the confidence of the people, and many of whom had become highly distinguished by their patriotism, virtue and wisdom, in times which tried the minds and hearts of men, undertook the arduous task. In the mild season of peace, with minds unoccupied by other subjects, they passed many months in cool, uninterrupted, and daily consultation; and finally, without having been awed by power, or influenced by any passions except love for their country, they presented and recommended to the people the plan produced by their joint and very unanimous councils.” (Federalist #2, para.10)
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About
- David H. Lukenbill
- I am a California native, married, we have one daughter and live close to the American River with two cats and all the wild critters we can feed. I am a management consultant to nonprofit organizations and have an Associates of Arts degree in Administration of Justice from Sacramento City College, a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Behavior from the University of San Francisco and a Master of Public Administration degree, also from the University of San Francisco.