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To: Sacajaweau
The 13 original states wrote up their constitutions prior to the Federal Constitution and the inclusion the Bill of Rights.

Only two current State Constitutions in place predate the US Constitution. Massachusetts (1780) and New Hampshire (1784).

20 posted on 06/26/2017 1:36:05 PM PDT by IndispensableDestiny
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To: IndispensableDestiny
Try the Avalon Project. It has the dates of all the State Constitutions.

The 13 states were TOLD to write up their Constitutions prior to the Federal Constitution. There are many supporting articles available.

29 posted on 06/26/2017 1:49:13 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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