[nathanbedford]

As much as I respect your chops as a lettered historian, I am compelled to say that there is an entirely different and respectable view of the constitutional convention which denies that it was runaway.

In any event it was unanimously ratified ultimately.

[LS]

Right about both. Not denying that. Just saying, most historians agree it was in fact a runaway.

I absolutely do not put any faith in the states to control what (so far) most have not been able to control in normal policy legislation.