[Carry_Okie]

But as it was originally written, it wasn't a direct poison pill, and was subject to judicial review vis a vis preexisting constitutional provisions.

Disagree there. Ratification by "two thirds of Senators PRESENT" (my emphasis) was the poison pill, as was the placement of the comma in the Supremacy Clause. Patrick Henry was furious about it. He was right.

[Jacquerie]

If Henry had done his duty and attended the Constitutional Convention as a delegate from Viginia, perhaps he could have had some influence on the outcome.

Had Henry accepted George Washington's appointment as the first Chief Justice of the United States perhaps he could have had some influence in shaping the Judicial Power.

Some people don't respond when history calls. Henry was one of them.

[yldstrk]

wow, I wish I had a little of your understanding of it all