On 4/21/11 18:23 , Bill Shatzer wrote:
D. Peter Maus wrote:


The actual intentions of the Founders, the specific meanings of
their words, and how they chose the language of the Constitution
is found in the Federalist Papers.

The clarity you seek, is there.

Well, no. The Federalist papers are the thoughts of only two of the
fifty some convention delegates (Jay wasn't even at Philadelphis)

They are the thoughts of the men who wrote the document. There is
no one better to clarify the use of language.