There is an old saying in sports that you “dance with the one that brung ya…” This means that if you have employed a successful strategy in the past, you should continue to utilize the strategy until it proves inept.

John Jay uses this reasoning in Federalist Number Two.

Jay writes about the successes of past national bodies (Continental Congresses) and points out that a number of individuals who participated in those conclaves helped structure the Constitution awaiting ratification. Jay posits that since these individuals produced acceptable results in their past machinations, the current Constitution should also be viewed favorably.

~ PUBLICOLA