A More Perfect Union
The first 36 of the Federalist Papers go into detail on the weaknesses and problems of the country under the Articles of Confederation. James Madison in Federalist #37 now starts to promote the new form of government outlined in the Constitution as being a much better way to restructure the union.
The novelty of the undertaking immediately strikes us. It has been shown in the course of these papers, that the existing Confederation is founded on principles which are fallacious; that we must consequently change this first foundation, and with it the superstructure resting upon it. It has been shown, that the other confederacies which could be consulted as precedents have been viciateddef by the same erroneous principles, and can therefore furnish no other light than that of beacons, which give warning of the course to be shunned, without pointing out that which ought to be pursued. The most that the convention could do in such a situation, was to avoid the errors suggested by the past experience of other countries, as well as of our own; and to provide a convenient mode of rectifyingdef their own errors, as future experiences may unfold them.*
We invite you to take a close look at the Constitution in the paradigm under which it was conceived by the Founders and established under the hands of the Framers. Once you have examined their thinking as demonstrated in the document produced, you can then determine whether or not it is the framework for a more perfect union. We maintain that it is.
*www.constitution.org has a copy of the entire paper for your study
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