eelings resonated strongly in the minds of the leaders of the states and national government. It was time for the well bred, well fed, well wed, well read, and well read, to go back to the drawing board and supply the nation with a democratic, republic that worked. The Constitutional Convention that is so widely renowned throughout history, (and rightly so), was summoned to meet in Philadelphia, behind closed doors, to re-work the framework of our land.The drafting of the Constitution was held in a city building in Philadelphia, with the windows battened, and hay spread against the foundation to muffle voices. The convention was to be bi-partisan and uninfluenced by the complaints of the people. Alexander Hamilton kept a diary of the proceedings but swore to keep it under wraps until the last of the members of the Convention died, so as to keep them from enduring any unnecessary flack. Many debates arose, but the main dissention was found between the delegates for the large states and those of the small, and the issue of slavery (which would continue for one hundred more years). The members of this body saw the need for drastic change, but still were wary of a government with too much centralized power. The result is the most magnificent, smoothest most successful government in the history of mankind, a government that serves the people, a government that could finally put the dreams and ponderings of great ancient and middle age philosophers to work. A government that has an executive officer but one who is limited by an extravagant, yet simple web of checks and balances. Virtually every process, decision, law, order, edict, ruler, representative, in our land is decided upon by the vote of the people, directly or indirectly. This control through voting is perhaps the most over-looked yet most effective restraint on government. There exists no argument that the founders of our nation succeeded in their goal of producing a gove...
