Commentary
Who created the ideas behind the U.S. Constitution?
1787: The painting "Signing the Constitution of the United States" by Thomas Pritchard Rossiter. Painted in 1878, it resides at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia. MPI/Getty Images
Rob Natelson
Author
Robert G. Natelson is a former constitutional law professor and senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver. He is the author of “The Original Constitution: What It Actually Said and Meant” (4th ed. publication pending). He also is a contributor to the Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
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