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To: ConservativeMind

No ability to enforce.
The Articles were just too weak.

https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/10-reasons-why-americas-first-constitution-failed
A fair criticism.

Our Founders used it as a starting point and came up with just the right balance of strength- which balance was later destroyed in favor of the central government.


7 posted on 08/05/2019 7:39:45 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: mrsmith
Our Founders used it as a starting point and came up with just the right balance of strength- which balance was later destroyed in favor of the central government.

By Abraham Lincoln.

That is when the Central government grew far more powerful than the founders had ever intended it to be.

15 posted on 08/05/2019 8:53:19 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no oither sovereignty.")
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