[Skywalk]

It's why I think James Madison should be up there. He was one of the authors of the Federalist Papers, instrumental in developing the Constitution AND the Bill of Rights.

[BoBToMatoE]

Madison definitely in the top ten. Then agian, for liberal socialist, they would hate Madison, or any of the rest of our founding fathers.

[newzjunkey]

He should've been above Washington, imho. Those who actually *defined* the nation's founding documents are far more important than the general and first president. At least, blessedly, FDR didn't make the Top 5.

[ProudVet77]

You bring up a great point. I wish more people had a chance to study that subject. I went all through primary education and secondary education without even hearing about them. Was working in a lab and waiting for an experiment to peculate, and noticed a book that contained the papers. Fascinating. There is no reason to give the USSC divine powers of interpreting the constitution, the meaning is right there in the papers.