CSPAN2 Michael Klarman The Framers Coup February 13, 2017
That so much democracy led to the paper laws and wanted to move in the direction of a government that would be more constrained and independent of poplar opinion and could shutdown the populus forces in the state. Madison wanted to give the federal government an absolute veto over any law passed. They did write article one, section 10, that bars states from perry money laws and bars states from passing federal relief laws and the idea was with the national government, six year senators, four year president , there was nothing analogous to that in state constitutions. In direct legislation, the...