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Government,
Constitutional Law

Sep. 14, 2017

Our flawed, millennial founders

This Sunday, September 17, 2017, is the 230th anniversary of the signing of the original version of the U.S. Constitution, to be submitted to the people for ratification.

Thomas M. Hall

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Los Angeles , CA 90049

Phone: (310) 231-3475

Email: TomHallFamilyLaw@aol.com

Loyola Law School

Thomas is a certified specialist in family law practicing in West Los Angeles.

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Our flawed, millennial founders
The Philadelphia Convention in 1787.

This Sunday, September 17, 2017, is the 230th anniversary of the signing of the original version of the U.S. Constitution, to be submitted to the people for ratification. The debates over ratification, and the behavior of politicians during the terms of our early presidents can inform some of today’s claims about “constitutional crises” and about the adequacy of the millennial generation to govern the nation they are inheriting.

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