CJ Robert's report starts on Federalist Papers & why John Jay only did 5. A rioter hit him with a rock
"It is sadly ironic that John Jay’s efforts to educate his fellow citizens about the Framers’ plan of government fell victim to a rock thrown by a rioter motivated by a rumor."
"It is sadly ironic that John Jay’s efforts to educate his fellow citizens about the Framers’ plan of government fell victim to a rock thrown by a rioter motivated by a rumor."
Happily, Hamilton, Madison, and Jay ultimately succeeded in convincing the public of the virtues of the principles embodied in the Constitution. Those principles leave no
place for mob violence. But in the ensuing years, we have come to take democracy for granted,
place for mob violence. But in the ensuing years, we have come to take democracy for granted,
and civic education has fallen by the wayside. In our age, when social media can instantly spread rumor and false information on a grand scale, the public’s need to understand our government, and the protections it
provides, is ever more vital. The judiciary has an important
provides, is ever more vital. The judiciary has an important
role to play in civic education, and I am pleased to report that the judges and staff of our federal courts are taking up the challenge."
