Which doesn't enter into the fact the federal House responded to the resolutions and what Madison wrote in his report.
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I'm aware of Washington's position, but I was looking forward to reading the text concerning where 'Madison had tried to explain to Jefferson that this was wrong'
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Thank you for pointing out the typo concerning the amendments in my previous post. It is appreciated
“I’m aware of Washington’s position, but I was looking forward to reading the text concerning where ‘Madison had tried to explain to Jefferson that this was wrong’.
Here ya go: James Madison to Thomas Jefferson 24 Oct. 1787
http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/v1ch17s22.html
“Thank you for pointing out the typo concerning the amendments in my previous post. It is appreciated”.
Actually I wasn’t trying to point out a typo. I ain’t that picky. Did Madison actually write “12th amendment”? I thought it might be an historical anomaly along the lines of “One small step for man. One giant leap for mankind”.