The Unsung Founder and the Constitution (and His Unknown Dynasty)

In honor of Constitution day we wrote this one for The American Thinker:

Today, September 17th, is Constitution Day, the anniversary of the day 39 men signed the U.S. Constitution.

To many Americans, James Madison is the father of the U.S. Constitution. They know Madison was instrumental in organizing the Constitutional Convention in 1787 in Philadelphia.

Relatively few Americans know that a Pennsylvania delegate to the Convention, Gouvenor Morris, put together the final wording of the U.S. Constitution.

But, one man stands above the rest in terms of influencing America’s founding. Without the work and influence of a Connecticut delegate, Roger Sherman, America might not exist today, or would, at least, be a very different place.

Roger Sherman is the only Founding Father who signed the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the U.S. Constitution, and the Articles of Association. Sherman was behind the Connecticut Compromise, guaranteeing that the small states would have an equal vote in the U.S. Senate. It is the most important provision in the U.S. Constitution; it’s the only provision in the Constitution that can’t be changed.

You'll want to read the entire article, unless you think Cecil The Lion is important than the U.S. Constitution .