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The Founding Fathers planted a bomb in the Constitution. Donald Trump lit the fuse.
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The Founding Fathers planted a bomb in the Constitution. Donald Trump lit the fuse.
Ratification: The Struggle For Massachusetts As the epochal struggle for Massachusetts began, it was clear that the majority of the people of the state opposed the Constitution. Furthermore, in contrast to Pennsylvania where the Federalists had the important advantage of recently acquired control of the state government, the story in Massachusetts was almost the reverse. For in 1787, in reaction to the harsh measures taken to suppress Shays’ Rebellion, the people had swept the ultra-conservative Governor James Bowdoin out of office and reelected the highly popular John Hancock. Hancock, a d...