Thanks Bill for reposting this on your Substack - better than Twitter - your end notes are also helpful in gaining clarity over this moment. While it addresses the 2A, I feel that your explanation and analysis lays bare for even the most history challenged among us to understand that the Const Convention was a close wrung thing - like the Revolution itself, there was as many chances for failure as there were for success. Madison, Hamilton et al had an overarching objective which, in the light of history as reality, worked pretty well. The price we have paid, whether the 2A or slavery itself, and voting restrictions were I think worth it given the alternatives out there.
Thank you for this. Would you mind doing what you need to do to get this published In like everything. Would be great if lots of folks knew that the 2A was essentially the first instance of a Hallmark condolence card.
Thanks Bill for reposting this on your Substack - better than Twitter - your end notes are also helpful in gaining clarity over this moment. While it addresses the 2A, I feel that your explanation and analysis lays bare for even the most history challenged among us to understand that the Const Convention was a close wrung thing - like the Revolution itself, there was as many chances for failure as there were for success. Madison, Hamilton et al had an overarching objective which, in the light of history as reality, worked pretty well. The price we have paid, whether the 2A or slavery itself, and voting restrictions were I think worth it given the alternatives out there.
Thank you for this. Would you mind doing what you need to do to get this published In like everything. Would be great if lots of folks knew that the 2A was essentially the first instance of a Hallmark condolence card.