In Praise of Alexander Hamilton Part III
Subtitle: The Federal Convention June 1st – June 6th. “I do not see the danger of the states being devoured by the national government. On the contrary, I wish to… Read more »
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A Senate of the States: June 7th – June 11th, 1787
On June 7th, John Dickinson (DE) motioned “that the members of the second branch ought to be chosen by the individual Legislatures.” The separate question of proportional or federal (equal)… Read more »
A Senate of the States: June 1st – June 6th, 1787
On the first and second days of June 1787, the Committee of the Whole grappled with the 7th Resolution of the Virginia Plan: “that a national Executive be instituted, to… Read more »