Little-Acorn
Well-Known Member
On Sept. 17, 1789, the delegates to the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention signed the new Constitution of the United States, that they had written to replace the Artricles of Confederation, and sent it to the States for ratification.
It has since been legally amended 27 times, with the first ten coming as a group. On the other hand, various politicians have been hacking away at it ever since it was passed, shunning the legal amendment procedures and even admitting that their desired changes would never pass muster with the voters. Instead, they try to pretend it didn't say what it said or that the Federal government had more powers than it gave them.
It has since been legally amended 27 times, with the first ten coming as a group. On the other hand, various politicians have been hacking away at it ever since it was passed, shunning the legal amendment procedures and even admitting that their desired changes would never pass muster with the voters. Instead, they try to pretend it didn't say what it said or that the Federal government had more powers than it gave them.