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DEFYING CONVENTIONAL WISDOM: THE CONSTITUTION WAS NOT THE PRODUCT OF A RUNAWAY CONVENTION | DEFYING CONVENTIONAL WISDOM: THE CONSTITUTION WAS NOT THE PRODUCT OF A RUNAWAY CONVENTION |
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====== DEFYING CONVENTIONAL WISDOM: THE CONSTITUTION WAS NOT THE PRODUCT OF A RUNAWAY CONVENTION ====== | |
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| ======= DEFYING CONVENTIONAL WISDOM: THE CONSTITUTION WAS NOT THE PRODUCT OF A RUNAWAY CONVENTION ======= |
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MICHAEL FARRIS | MICHAEL FARRIS |
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INTRODUCTION | INTRODUCTION |
| ====== Table of Contents ====== |
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[[authoring:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#i_did_the_convention_delegates_exceed_their_authority|I. DID THE CONVENTION DELEGATES EXCEED THEIR AUTHORITY?]] | [[documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#i_did_the_convention_delegates_exceed_their_authority|I. DID THE CONVENTION DELEGATES EXCEED THEIR AUTHORITY?]] |
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[[authoring:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#a_the_call_of_the_convention|.A. The Call of the Convention]] | [[documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#a_the_call_of_the_convention|.A. The Call of the Convention]] |
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[[authoring:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#the_states_begin_the_official_process|..1. The States Begin the Official Process ]] | [[documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#the_states_begin_the_official_process|..1. The States Begin the Official Process ]] |
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[[authoring:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#machinations_in_new_york|..2. Machinations in New York]] | [[documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#machinations_in_new_york|..2. Machinations in New York]] |
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[[authoring:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#congress_responds_to_the_annapolis_convention_report|..3. Congress Responds to the Annapolis Convention Report]] | [[documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#congress_responds_to_the_annapolis_convention_report|..3. Congress Responds to the Annapolis Convention Report]] |
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[[authoring:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#the_six_remaining_states_appoint_delegates|..4. The Six Remaining States Appoint Delegates]] | [[documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#the_six_remaining_states_appoint_delegates|..4. The Six Remaining States Appoint Delegates]] |
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[[authoring:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#b_arguments_about_delegates_authority_at_the_constitutional_convention|.B. Arguments about Delegates' Authority at the Constitutional Convention]] | [[documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#b_arguments_about_delegates_authority_at_the_constitutional_convention|.B. Arguments about Delegates' Authority at the Constitutional Convention]] |
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[[authoring:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#c_debates_in_the_confederation_congress|.C. Debates in the Confederation Congress]] | [[documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#c_debates_in_the_confederation_congress|.C. Debates in the Confederation Congress]] |
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[[authoring:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#d_debates_in_the_state_ratification_convention_process|.D. Debates in the State Ratification Convention Process]] | [[documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#d_debates_in_the_state_ratification_convention_process|.D. Debates in the State Ratification Convention Process]] |
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[[authoring:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#there_was_a_general_consensus_that_the_states_not_congress_called_the_convention|..1. There was a General Consensus that the States, Not Congress Called the Convention]] | [[documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#there_was_a_general_consensus_that_the_states_not_congress_called_the_convention|..1. There was a General Consensus that the States, Not Congress Called the Convention]] |
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[[authoring:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#who_gave_the_delegates_their_instructions|..2. Who gave the delegates their instructions?]] | [[documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#who_gave_the_delegates_their_instructions|..2. Who gave the delegates their instructions?]] |
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[[authoring:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#a_anti-federalist_views|...a. Anti-Federalist Views]] | [[documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#a_anti-federalist_views|...a. Anti-Federalist Views]] |
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[[authoring:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#b_federalist_views|...b. Federalist Views]] | [[documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#b_federalist_views|...b. Federalist Views]] |
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[[authoring:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#was_the_convention_unlawful_from_the_beginning|..3 Was the Convention unlawful from the beginning?]] | [[documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#was_the_convention_unlawful_from_the_beginning|..3 Was the Convention unlawful from the beginning?]] |
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[[authoring:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#the_runaway_convention_theory_was_tested_and_rejected|..4. The "Runaway Convention" theory was tested and rejected]] | [[documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#the_runaway_convention_theory_was_tested_and_rejected|..4. The "Runaway Convention" theory was tested and rejected]] |
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[[authoring:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#ii_was_the_constitution_properly_ratified|II. WAS THE CONSTITUTION PROPERLY RATIFIED?]] | [[documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#ii_was_the_constitution_properly_ratified|II. WAS THE CONSTITUTION PROPERLY RATIFIED?]] |
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[[authoring:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#a_the_source_of_law_for_ratification_authority|.A. The Source of Law for Ratification Authority]] | [[documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#a_the_source_of_law_for_ratification_authority|.A. The Source of Law for Ratification Authority]] |
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[[authoring:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#b_the_constitutional_convention_s_development_of_the_plan_for_ratification|.B. The Constitutional Convention's Development of the Plan for Ratification]] | [[documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#b_the_constitutional_convention_s_development_of_the_plan_for_ratification|.B. The Constitutional Convention's Development of the Plan for Ratification]] |
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[[authoring:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#c_debates_in_the_confederation_congress1|.C. Debates in the Confederation Congress]] | [[documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#c_debates_in_the_confederation_congress1|.C. Debates in the Confederation Congress]] |
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[[authoring:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#d_thirteen_legislatures_approve_the_new_process|.D. Thirteen Legislatures Approve the New Process]] | [[documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#d_thirteen_legislatures_approve_the_new_process|.D. Thirteen Legislatures Approve the New Process]] |
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[[authoring:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#iii_most_modern_scholarship_fails_to_consider_the_actual_process_employed_in_adopting_the_constitution|III. MOST MODERN SCHOLARSHIP FAILS TO CONSIDER THE ACTUAL PROCESS EMPLOYED IN ADOPTING THE CONSTITUTION]] | [[documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#iii_most_modern_scholarship_fails_to_consider_the_actual_process_employed_in_adopting_the_constitution|III. MOST MODERN SCHOLARSHIP FAILS TO CONSIDER THE ACTUAL PROCESS EMPLOYED IN ADOPTING THE CONSTITUTION]] |
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[[authoring:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#a_most_scholarly_references_to_the_legality_of_the_adoption_of_the_constitution_are_superficial_and_conclusory|.A. Most Scholarly References to the Legality of the Adoption of the Constitution are Superficial and Conclusory]] | [[documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#a_most_scholarly_references_to_the_legality_of_the_adoption_of_the_constitution_are_superficial_and_conclusory|.A. Most Scholarly References to the Legality of the Adoption of the Constitution are Superficial and Conclusory]] |
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[[authoring:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#b_answering_ackerman_and_katyal|.B. Answering Ackerman and Katyal]] | [[documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#b_answering_ackerman_and_katyal|.B. Answering Ackerman and Katyal]] |
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[[authoring:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#the_contention_that_the_whole_process_was_illegal_under_the_articles_of_confederation_may_be_summarily_dismissed|..1. The Contention that the Whole Process Was Illegal under the Articles of Confederation May Be Summarily Dismissed]] | [[documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#the_contention_that_the_whole_process_was_illegal_under_the_articles_of_confederation_may_be_summarily_dismissed|..1. The Contention that the Whole Process Was Illegal under the Articles of Confederation May Be Summarily Dismissed]] |
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[[authoring:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#conspiracy_theories_and_character_attacksexploring_the_legality_of_the_delegates_conduct|..2. Conspiracy Theories and Character Attacks: Exploring the Legality of the Delegates' Conduct]] | [[documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#conspiracy_theories_and_character_attacksexploring_the_legality_of_the_delegates_conduct|..2. Conspiracy Theories and Character Attacks: Exploring the Legality of the Delegates' Conduct]] |
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[[authoring:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#a_the_call|...a. The Call]] | [[documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#a_the_call|...a. The Call]] |
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[[authoring:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#b_the_delegates_authority|...b. The Delegates' Authority]] | [[documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#b_the_delegates_authority|...b. The Delegates' Authority]] |
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[[authoring:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#c_the_delaware_claim|...c. The Delaware Claim]] | [[documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#c_the_delaware_claim|...c. The Delaware Claim]] |
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[[authoring:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#the_legality_of_the_ratification_process|..3. The Legality of the Ratification Process]] | [[documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#the_legality_of_the_ratification_process|..3. The Legality of the Ratification Process]] |
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[[authoring:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#a_article_xiii|...a. Article XIII]] | [[documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#a_article_xiii|...a. Article XIII]] |
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[[authoring:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#b_state_constitutions|...b. State Constitutions]] | [[documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#b_state_constitutions|...b. State Constitutions]] |
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[[authoring:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#the_professors_real_agenda|..4. The Professors' Real Agenda]] | [[documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#the_professors_real_agenda|..4. The Professors' Real Agenda]] |
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[[authoring:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#iv_conclusion|IV. CONCLUSION]] | [[documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention#iv_conclusion|IV. CONCLUSION]] |
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=== B. Arguments about Delegates' Authority at the Constitutional Convention === | ==== B. Arguments about Delegates' Authority at the Constitutional Convention ==== |
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As we can see, while Anti-Federalists had serious doubts about the propriety of the actions of the Convention's delegates, there was an overriding acknowledgement within their ranks of one key legal issue: the sources of the authority for the delegates were the enactments of each of the several state legislatures. | As we can see, while Anti-Federalists had serious doubts about the propriety of the actions of the Convention's delegates, there was an overriding acknowledgement within their ranks of one key legal issue: the sources of the authority for the delegates were the enactments of each of the several state legislatures. |
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| (See also: [[historicaldocuments:founding:proceedings_annapolis_1787|Proceedings of the Annapolis Convention]] and [[historicaldocuments:founding:credentials|Credentials of the Delegates of 1787]]) |
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== b. Federalist Views == | == b. Federalist Views == |
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| ARTICLE XXI. |
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== ARTICLE XXI. == | |
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The ratification of the conventions of _ _ States shall be sufficient for organizing this Constitution. | The ratification of the conventions of _ _ States shall be sufficient for organizing this Constitution. |
*The Constitution of the United States was validly and legally adopted. | *The Constitution of the United States was validly and legally adopted. |
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===== Footnotes: ===== | ===== Endnotes: ===== |
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