We are in an economic crisis. Which does not only affect us, but the future of our new nation. The states can not merely decide how to run them as it not only them facing this economic failure, but the country as a whole. "A house divided against itself can not stand." We are all facing the uncertainties. The country and our states are bankrupt and in considerable debt. The United States has no effective currency and no reserve bank to regulate it. We need a plan and the Constitution gives us one.

With the failure of the Articles of the Confederation, the states are way to overly democratic. They have created majority factions that have dominated legislation in favor of themselves. It has gotten so bad to the point debtors are paying off debt in CARROTS!! This is why we need to move away from a direct democracy and with a large republic, we can squash these majority factions! With a large republic, there will be so many different opinions, it'll make it hard to form a majority and that majority will not stay a majority for long. Also, with a large republic, it is hard to corrupt officials due to how tedious and hard the system is built. These large factions also will allow representation from the population in our government. The constitution in turn will equal out the playing field and allow more equality and fairness for the minority.

In Federalist 51 James Madison says, “In republican government, the legislative authority necessarily predominates.” The Legislative branch is TOO powerful and TOO democratic. When the people vote, only the majority will be represented. This would cause a tyranny of the majority. Also commoners should not have control on things like the country's taxes or they would have access to pass ridiculous forgiveness laws. Through the Articles of Confederation people were paying things in carrots!!? Where you have too much power you must restrict it.

The Constitution will protect us as citizens. There is no need to fear it or the tyranny Anti-Federalists believe will come along with it. There is strict limit on the powers of the president and there is a checks and balances system in place to protect our rights.

I do declare that we the people in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, secure the blessings of liberty, to ourselves and our prosperity. Do ordain and establish this constitution for the United States of America. The Constitution will create a Federalist government that will provide equal and checked out power for all of America, from levels of the states down to the very individual. A government with power is required, but this does not mean they will receive all the power, it will be made equal. All people were created and equal, shall be treated equal, and given an equal opportunity.

Yes, of course the Constitution should be ratified. Interstate commerce between the states is terrible right now! Because of the way the Articles distribute power, trade can barely function between the states because the states have almost all of the power! Between this and Shay's rebellion and what it stands for, I see no reason to not ratify the Constitution.

I support James Madison's decision because I do believe that we should all be treated as our own person, he was right a federal government would not be able to reach all its people.

The constitution is there for a reason, it is a stronger form of government and keeps the states focused on the country as a whole rather than just their states, which in turn makes us stronger and harder to be easy pickings for enemies(which at that time would have been a serious concern). If we look at history we can see that decentralization is almost always inferior for states, since they are less strong and create more faction problems between the states(and within the states). Centralized states on the other hand take into consideration and create a compromise to get goals done and take what they need for their collective betterment.

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Of course, we should ratify the constitution. Some may say that the constitution is going to cause too much gridlock. Yes, it will cause gridlock but this gridlock is what drives our government. To explain, the constitution is made so that we have debates in order to bring up both sides of the argument. Once both sides of the argument are brought up, we take a deep look at both sides and then make the most sensible decision from there. Not just this, we know that humans are selfish and only look out for themselves. So how can we use this selfishness to our advantage? Checks and Balances. Through checks and balances, we can have different people with different ideas to debate and check on each other to ensure that the best decision is made.

I believe that there are unmentioned rights of the constitution that belong to the federal government. So the government does have the right to accept additional powers. A strong central government could best protect individual citizens and rights.

Yes the Constitution should be ratified. The nation is in shambles. Interstate commerce is almost completely paralyzed. Money has a completely different value anywhere you travel and there is no way to protect ourselves against the other world powers that might come our way. What needs to happen is a strong central government needs to be created. There needs to be a central currency and there needs to be a trained standing army for times of crisis.

Yes the constitution would divide the powers among three branches or that neither branch could become too powerful to threaten their freedom and take away their rights.