Thomas Jefferson was NOT a delegate to the Constitutional Convention. Nor was Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, John Adams, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, Thomas Paine, Noah Webster, Joseph Story, and several others you cite (Tench Coxe, William Rawle).
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Thank you for proving my point. You went to a lot of trouble to demonstrate what the delegates to the Constitutional Convention thought, but cited opinions by people who were never there.
This is, unfortunately, all too typical of so-called "scholarship" about the Constitution. I am not blaming you, as I believe you in good faith posted something you read someplace else, and assumed that the author knew what he was talking about.
My broader point, be skeptical of what people tell you about the Constitution, is enhanced by your mistake. Thank you. |
