re: #23 akarra

Isn’t “parchment barriers” Madison’s phrase?

You are asking the wrong person! My knowledge of Madison limited. Although I did tour his office in Fredricksburg —I think it was Madison anyway.

I’m more in awe of all the Founders. At the time of the Convention, Franklin was 81 years old! After all the work and the war, these guys must have been ready to throttle each other — arguing in the summer heat!