Does Thomas Paine himself not qualify as a 'founding father'? "Without the pen of the author of Common Sense, the sword of Washington would have been raised in vain.” --John Adams [1]
Whenever I see arguments rooted in the founder's intent, I always wonder exactly which founding fathers the arguer will choose.
In truth the people who might qualify as 'founding fathers' had a wide variety of political opinions. Perhaps the only unifying trait was that they were able to compromise to get things done.
I'm hoping your comment was purposeful hyperbole...
Whenever I see arguments rooted in the founder's intent, I always wonder exactly which founding fathers the arguer will choose.
In truth the people who might qualify as 'founding fathers' had a wide variety of political opinions. Perhaps the only unifying trait was that they were able to compromise to get things done.
I'm hoping your comment was purposeful hyperbole...
[1]: http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/10/16/061016crbo_books (via Wikipedia)