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Constitution, madison,supp hamilton and jon jay. he would get sick. he stopped writing. carried most of the water, jon jay the first chief justice of united states down theied road, they duked it out. so, what happened? i tthe constitution was ratified but it was not easy, new york, massachusetts, and virginia it was in doubt wea whether the constitution would pass, certain greatto meodn stood up, defending it against ther another great men. on february 6, 1788 in massachusetts, it was ratified.d the vote? 187 to 168, that close. in new hampshire it was, ratified57 the vote was 57 tod

It was that close. and june 25, 1788, after new hampshire, virginia ratified 89-79. it was that close. because two of the great leaders opposing the constitution were patrick henry and george mason. they were up against people like madison and so forth. in new york it was ratified 30 to 27. the constitution we have today almost was not ratified. now, those who lost the vote did not go around and try to desdestroy the constitution or the men who supported the constitution. they decided to do what benjamin franklin said, administer, as well as they could. mason's objection to bill of

What have you believe -- if you read it, is our nations best to vacate that history began in 1788. and, of course -- but we are home to -- with the oldest continuous culture on the planet. it goes back some 65,000 years, there should be a source of national pride -- we should recognize -- in our constitution that is absolutely my priority. >> when it comes to the monarchy, do you think australians want to see the institution of? all >> of course. it has evolved and it will continue to evolve. it will need to continue to move with the times. the bigger questions about our constitution --