Like the decision to declare independence, wage war against the Mother land, accomplish the writing and passing of the Constitution and so many other major decisions, choosing a location for the seat of government required compromise.
Our forefathers deserve so many accolades for their ability to reach consensus - a quality our current "leaders" sorely need.
I often wonder if the country would not be better served with the seat of the Federal Govt in a more central location of the country. Seems the further away decisions are made geographically in anything the less decision makers understand the people. Much like the British not understanding the colonists. Realizing that the country had not yet expanded West the decision at the time made sense. But the prescience exhibited by the founding fathers when establishing the Constitution seemed to be missing on this one. Location, location, location....
Like the decision to declare independence, wage war against the Mother land, accomplish the writing and passing of the Constitution and so many other major decisions, choosing a location for the seat of government required compromise.
Our forefathers deserve so many accolades for their ability to reach consensus - a quality our current "leaders" sorely need.
Thank you Tara.
Men with integrity, honesty and love, sadly missing in the world today.
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Adams was awesome! Thanks Betsy Tara Ross!
I often wonder if the country would not be better served with the seat of the Federal Govt in a more central location of the country. Seems the further away decisions are made geographically in anything the less decision makers understand the people. Much like the British not understanding the colonists. Realizing that the country had not yet expanded West the decision at the time made sense. But the prescience exhibited by the founding fathers when establishing the Constitution seemed to be missing on this one. Location, location, location....
Well, it would have been more central then. Georgia was the southernmost tip of the country, and America didn't stretch very far west back then.