The U.S. Constitution is Alive By Hank Silverberg On March 4 th , 1789, after more than two years of debate and drafts, dozens of published Federalist Papers, months of political maneuvering by people named Washington, Hamilton, Madison and Jay, and separate ratification votes in all 13 states, The Constitution of the United States became our guiding document. It established the rules for governing our country and how to change those rules when necessary. That was (Artist rendition of the Sep 17, 1787 signing of the U.S. Constitution) 230 years ago as of last week. It would be two more years (1791) before the individual liberty of everyone who lives in the U.S. would be secured with ten constitutional amendments that we now know as The Bill of Rights. George Mason’s addition was shortened a bit before it was passed, but it’s a masterpiece that has provided us with freedom for more than two centuries. ...