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To: Huck
But I don’t get Madison at all. He’s seems too smart to have been so confused. Then again, he was very young. I almost think he got manipulated.

I challenge you to back up your comment.

What aspects of the Constitution do you admire?

73 posted on 12/21/2009 11:45:47 AM PST by Jacquerie (Support and defend our Beloved Constitution.)
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To: Jacquerie
I challenge you to back up your comment.

That Madison was manipulated? He must have been an idealist. His statements and beliefs were proven wrong in practice almost immediately. I think that he had a blind spot. Meanwhile, I think there were men with more cunning, less scruples, who took advantage. Hamilton comes to mind. It was Hamilton who teamed up with Madison early on, at a convention held in Mass., and laid the groundwork for Philly. It was Hamilton who worked with Madison to get it passed. And then, as soon as Washington took office, Hamilton started to work expanding federal power. Madison was left flat-footed, like he didn't see it coming. And Hamilton won the argument.

What aspects of the Constitution do you admire?

It's difficult to think of a single thing.

77 posted on 12/21/2009 11:52:54 AM PST by Huck (The Constitution is an outrageous insult to the men who fought the Revolution." -Patrick Henry)
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