ion of the elite as well as the common people. Although today we have even widened the rights available to the average person many are still out of the hands of ordinary persons.The Constitution of America was created behind the backs of the American people. This was a view taken by a critic of the Constitution, George Clinton. The delegates from the states took the power of the government into their own hands when they created the Constitution. Instructed by their corresponding states, the delegates went to the convention to amend the Articles of Confederation, but instead they created a new document changing the government. Critics like George Clinton thought the Constitution was a mockery because of these actions by the delegates for it was the job of Congress to change the government if it needed to be and not the job of the delegates – “this convention has exceeded the authority given to it…”, Clinton. Clinton’s opposition to the Constitution came from the delegate’s loss of concern with what was the government of the time which was the Article of the Confederation. The delegates had no power to create the Constitution and because of this Clinton stood in firm opposition.Any alterations made to the Articles of the Confederation had to be reported to Congress. The job of the delegates at the Philadelphia convention was to debate about the Articles of Confederation and create amendments to it. The power of the delegates was limited in that they did not have power to create a new document that would create a new government. Clinton argued that would have been the job of Congress to decide if a new government was needed. By creating the Constitution, the delegates created a revolution and changed the government without having the power to do so. Clinton argued that if a change needed to be made, it would come through the established government. The abuse of power by the delegates makes t...
