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| <BOOKMARK:vi>6. See, e.g., FL. STAT. § 107.01–107.11; N.M. STAT. ANN. § 1-18-1; VT. STAT. ANN. tit. 17, §§ 1811–1825. | <BOOKMARK:vi>6. See, e.g., FL. STAT. § 107.01–107.11; N.M. STAT. ANN. § 1-18-1; VT. STAT. ANN. tit. 17, §§ 1811–1825. |
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| <BOOKMARK:vii> 7. As constitutional attorney Michael Farris notes, all 13 state legislatures approved the new ratification process for the Constitution, therefore the unanimity requirement of the Articles of Confederation was satisfied. Mr. Farris’s article is available here: \\ [[documents:answers:can_we_trust_the_constitution|Can We Trust the Constituton (Wiki)]] \\ and here: http://conventionofstates.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Can-We-Trust-the-Constitution-2.01.pdf.(PDF) | <BOOKMARK:vii> 7. As constitutional attorney Michael Farris notes, all 13 state legislatures approved the new ratification process for the Constitution, therefore the unanimity requirement of the Articles of Confederation was satisfied. Mr. Farris’s article is available here: \\ [[documents:answers:can_we_trust_the_constitution|(Wiki) Can We Trust the Constituton ]] \\ and here: http://conventionofstates.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Can-We-Trust-the-Constitution-2.01.pdf.(PDF) |
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| <BOOKMARK:viii> 8. No provision in the Articles of Confederation says anything about a convention. Moreover, the Articles explicitly disclaimed the idea of implied powers. [[historicaldocuments:articlesofconfederation#art_ii|ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION, art. II]]. As the result, the only possible legal basis for the Constitutional Convention and other conventions of the time was the reserved sovereign authority of the states. | <BOOKMARK:viii> 8. No provision in the Articles of Confederation says anything about a convention. Moreover, the Articles explicitly disclaimed the idea of implied powers. [[historicaldocuments:articlesofconfederation#art_ii|ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION, art. II]]. As the result, the only possible legal basis for the Constitutional Convention and other conventions of the time was the reserved sovereign authority of the states. |
