Nasdene Goldfoot
Madison made a major contribution to the ratification of the Constitution by writing, with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay, the Federalist essays. In later years, when he was referred to as the “Father of the Constitution,” Madison protested that the document was not “the off-spring of a single brain,” but “the work of many heads and many hands.”
CNN's latest article is: "Trump calls for the termination of the Constitution in Truth Social post." “Do you throw the Presidential Election Results of 2020 OUT and declare the RIGHTFUL WINNER, or do you have a NEW ELECTION? A Massive Fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution,” Trump wrote in a post on the social network Truth Social and accused “Big Tech” of working closely with Democrats. “Our great ‘Founders’ did not want, and would not condone, False & Fraudulent Elections!”
He's still berating the USA's voting for not finding that he was the winner of the Presidential position. It seems that he's the only one who thinks he was the winner and can't understand how it turned out that he wasn't. So of course, dump the whole Constitution of the USA. That's his thinking these days. It's as if he's on a record that is stuck in one position.
He has a following of people who don't question him. It's a big following. That means that there will be people who agree with him in whatever he comes up with.
The Constitution was something studied in the 8th grade of most schools. It's the best thing about our country. The geniuses who wrote it had insight that is hard to duplicate. There was even a wonderful movie made: A More Perfect Union
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"James Madison is known as the Father of the Constitution because of his pivotal role in the document's drafting as well as its ratification. Madison also drafted the first 10 amendments -- the Bill of Rights". "James Madison Jr. was an American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Father. He served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. Madison is hailed as the "Father of the Constitution" for his pivotal role in drafting and promoting the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights".
I think that Madison has turned over in his grave at the thought that a former president who lost an election would say such a scandalous thing as to do away with the Constitution !
When he was in Congress, he helped to frame the Bill of Rights and enact the 1st revenue legislation. He developed the Republican, or Jeffersonian Party.
Our country was new. Our Presidents up to then were:
1. George Washington (1789-1797) 8 years as president
2. John Adams (1797-1801) 4 years as president
3. Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809) 8 years as president
4. James Madison (1809-1817) 8 years as president
5. James Monroe (1817-1825) 8 years as president
But our 6th president, John Quincey Adams, served from 1825 to 1829, only 4 years. That's 2 presidents that served one term of 4 years only. It happened back then and no-one was ready to end the Constitution and throw a fuss, a hoot and a holler because they had lost.
John Adams, who served only one term, said in a letter to his wife "On November 1, 1800, just before the election, Adams arrived in the new Capital City to take up his residence in the White House (for his 2nd term--hoping to be a winner). On his second evening in its damp, unfinished rooms, he wrote his wife, “Before I end my letter, I pray Heaven to bestow the best of Blessings on this House and all that shall hereafter inhabit it. May none but honest and wise Men ever rule under this roof.” John Adams, a remarkable political philosopher, served as the second President of the United States (1797-1801), after serving as the first Vice President under President George Washington. So he had even had experience, like Joe Biden.
The Bill of Rights
Article the first... After the first enumeration required by the first article of the Constitution, there shall be one Representative for every thirty thousand, until the number shall amount to one hundred, after which the proportion shall be so regulated by Congress, that there shall be not less than one hundred Representatives, nor less than one Representative for every forty thousand persons, until the number of Representatives shall amount to two hundred; after which the proportion shall be so regulated by Congress, that there shall not be less than two hundred Representatives, nor more than one Representative for every fifty thousand persons.
Article the second... No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of Representatives shall have intervened.
Article the third... Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Article the fourth... A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
Article the fifth... No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.
Article the sixth... The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Article the seventh... No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
Article the eighth... In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.
Article the ninth... In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
Article the tenth... Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Article the eleventh... The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
Article the twelfth... The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
ATTEST,
This group of people had had it in England and knew what they wanted in this new world. They had even written up a Mayflower Compact while on the Mayflower (1620), and our ancestor, Richard Warren, merchant of London, was the 12th person to sign that paper. The Mayflower Compact, originally titled Agreement Between the Settlers of New Plymouth, was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the men aboard the Mayflower, consisting of separatist Puritans, adventurers, and tradesmen.
We just celebrate Thanksgiving, a holiday featuring our first beginnings in our new country. Has Trump forgotten all his history as to the importantce of it all? On the morning of November 11, 1620, when the Mayflower dropped its anchor off the coast of Cape Cod, the group of English Separatists later known as the Pilgrims fell to their knees and blessed God for bringing them safely across the “vast and furious ocean” to a new life in the New World.
They knew what life in Britain was like, and other places, too. They started something so rare, so wonderful in dealing with people that hadn't been seen since King Saul's day.
Signers
John Carver
William Bradford
Edward Winslow
William Brewster
Isaac Allerton
Myles Standish
John Alden
Samuel Fuller
Christopher Martin
William Mullins
William White
Richard Warren
John Howland
Stephen Hopkins
Edward Tilley
John Tilley
Francis Cooke
Thomas Rogers
Thomas Tinker
John Rigsdale
Edward Fuller
John Turner
Francis Eaton
James Chilton
John Crackstone
John Billington
Moses Fletcher
John Goodman
Degory Priest
Thomas Williams
Gilbert Winslow
Edmund Margesson
Peter Browne
Richard Britteridge
George Soule
Richard Clarke
Richard Gardiner
John Allerton
Thomas English
Edward Doty
Edward Leister
President Biden's White House says former President Donald Trump deserves to be "universally condemned" for arguing that parts of the U.S. Constitution should be terminated last week.
Trump made the statement in response to the release of the "Twitter Files" on Friday, a trove of documents detailing Twitter's communications on censorship. Trump argued the files showed evidence of "fraud and deception" in the 2020 election and went on to argue parts of the Constitution should be terminated to address it.
Resource:
update: 12/5/22
https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/john-adams/
https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/03/politics/trump-constitution-truth-social/index.html
https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-calls-for-scrapping-us-constitution-peddling-false-election-fraud-claims/
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