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The Ratification Debate Part Three

Concluding my three part series in celebration of our nation’s 235^th Birthday, we will look at arguments advanced by both sides.  Last week we ended with the question, who were the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists and why does it matter to us tod

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The Ratification Debate Part Two

Picking up where I left off in my review of the ratification debate I want to address the question I raised at the end of last week’s essay, “What was the problem?”

If the government as established under the Articles had so many successes how did it e

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The Ratification Debate Part One

While it is not my usual routine to write articles in a series, in honor of our nation’s 235^th birthday I want to take some time to examine the process that led to the ratification of the Constitution.  Therefore, each of the next three weeks I will

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