George Harrell - “Politics as Usual: The Making of the U.S. Constitution”

<p>Americans, and especially conservative Americans, hold the Constitution with a certain holy reverence, as though it was the product of the founders’ unified, political ideology for how best to run a government. In reality, the U.S. Constitution reflects not just the founders’ good intentions, but also, as Benjamin Franklin described it, “their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views.” It was this politically compromised and often unpopular constitution that the founders then unexpectedly foisted upon the American people.</p><p>Recorded January 29, 2021 at the 2021 Winter Forum in Moscow, Idaho. The George Buchanan Forum was created to further develop consistent Christian thought through the integration of theology, Natural Law, and history.</p>