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documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention [2017/08/17 11:23] – ↷ Page moved from authoring:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention to documents:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention Oliver Wolcottdocuments:external:constitution_not_product_of_runaway_convention [2019/11/16 21:20] – Oliver Wolcott
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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 =======
 +\\  {{tag>Runaway_Convention Ratification Congress_role}}
  
  
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 MICHAEL FARRIS MICHAEL FARRIS
  
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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?]] 
  
-[[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]] 
  
-[[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 ]]
  
-[[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]]
  
-[[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]]
  
-[[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]]
  
-[[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]]
  
-[[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]]
  
-[[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]]
  
-[[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]]
  
-[[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?]]
  
-[[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]]
  
-[[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]]
  
-[[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?]]
  
-[[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]]
  
-[[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?]]
  
-[[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]]
  
-[[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]]
  
-[[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]]
  
-[[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]]
  
-[[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]]
  
-[[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]]
  
-[[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]]
  
-[[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]]
  
-[[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]]
  
-[[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]]
  
-[[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]]
  
-[[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]]
  
-[[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]]
  
-[[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]]
  
-[[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]]
  
-[[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]]
  
-[[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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 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]])
  
 == b. Federalist Views == == b. Federalist Views ==
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   *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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