[Bigun]

On February 17, 1787 legislation was passed that said that "...in the opinion of Congress, it is expedient that, on the second Monday in May next, a convention of delegates, who shall have been appointed by the several states, be held at Philadelphia, for the sole and express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation, and reporting to Congress and the several legislatures such alterations and provisions therein as shall, when agreed to in Congress, and confirmed by the states, render the federal constitution adequate to the exigencies of government and the preservation of the Union."

...for the sole and express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation,..." and they went FAR beyond that charter as EVERY member of the New York delegation promptly recognized and all save Hamilton left and took no further part in the proceedings!

What they did, without authorization and in total disregard for the instructions given by the government under the Articles of Confederation, was write an entirely NEW Constitution under which all seceded from that "perpetual" union in favor of a new one! So much for "perpetual" government in America!

Your arguments are indeed ridiculous!

[Non-Sequitur]

...and they went FAR beyond that charter as EVERY member of the New York delegation promptly recognized and all save Hamilton left and took no further part in the proceedings!

No doubt they went beyond what Congress had expected, but based in the legislation authorizing the convention they certainly followed what the states had unanimously agreed to.

What they did, without authorization and in total disregard for the instructions given by the government under the Articles of Confederation, was write an entirely NEW Constitution under which all seceded from that "perpetual" union in favor of a new one! So much for "perpetual" government in America!

ROTFLMAO!!!! So they seceded from the United States and formed....the United States. Neat trick.