US Constitution: Behind the Scenes: Paper-3⃣8⃣ Topic: Why the Convention's Work Deserves Trust Key questions debated: * Is a deliberative convention more trustworthy than a lone lawgiver? * If critics cannot agree among themselves, how strong are their objections? Madison contrasts the Constitutional Convention with the ancient lawgivers: Solon, Lycurgus, Romulus. Those men shaped entire legal systems alone, often through deception or violence. The Philadelphia Convention was a deliberative body of many minds. Critics now demand revisions but cannot agree among themselves on what to change. A roomful of objectors with conflicting alternatives carries less weight than a body that reached consensus through months of structured debate. Read Here : avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/f… ✍️ Author: James Madison 📅 January 12, 1788, New York Packet, NY #Federalist #PublicAdmin