Constitutional Convention, 1787: Independence Hall | State House, Philadelphia | US Constitution

[@herstoryswitness]

Another great insight into the process, intensions, objections and issues that started our country. Thanks!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you for watching!

[@ashleehouse5204]

Really enjoyed listening to this today.

[@Revolver1701]

Hi Jeffrey. Thanks for this video. 👍

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you for watching!

[@edwardlulofs444]

Wow, I never knew that Alex Ham wanted the Executive branch to be a monarchy!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Pretty amazing, but he was falling back on something familiar to him. Amazing that the Founders kept it a republic.

[@maryellenmeyer2702]

Bravo, Jeff! Great visuals and you did such a good job of breaking down such a complex subject so it’s understandable.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@eesvl765]

Great video as always

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you!

[@amendingamerica]

You should have included the Cover Letter of the Constitution!!! Great video, I am working on a visual timeline with documents for all this info if you want to talk more about it!

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Thank you for watching! Maybe I do a video read of Washington's letter to Congress.

[@amendingamerica]

@@JeffreytheLibrarian That is a good one, I do American history as well, I started uploading video reads of the other "Federalist Papers" written by people who are not "Publius" its part of a much larger history project I am working on.

[@coyote4237]

Thank you for this great video. Will you be doing a video on the Convention in Annapolis in 1786? Helped lead to the Constitutional Convention, and I'd love to learn more about it.

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

Great idea. I imagine I will get to that. I like getting into the details on these important meetings.

[@swhip897]

I cant imagine our current political leaders agreeing on anything. This was a miracle. Our country is a miracle

[@HenryHahnsRifle]

And look at how we treat it....

[@JeffreytheLibrarian]

There's actually a book on the Constitutional Convention called "Miracle at Philadelphia." It's amazing that the Revolution worked.

[@swhip897]

@JeffreytheLibrarian a miracle indeed

[@williamfox1378]

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[@Kirk1914]

From what I can see, you can throw out all conversations now; and that document is just paper, which will nor restrain unchecked abuse of power by the executive and legislative branches

[@edwardlulofs444]

I know that the idea of the Constitution being just a piece of paper is occasionally a little popular, but the belief in the Constitution had provided the United States of America with democracy for 250 years. It worked the longest in the world. I believe in the Constitution with all my heart. I believe that chaos will follow without the Constitution. I swear my allegiance to the Constitution with my life. It has brought us through so many crises.

[@Kirk1914]

@@edwardlulofs444 I pray it will bring you through the future challenging times. Honestly, a reasonable person would doubt it capable. Unlimited money behind unlimited gun ownership and 'free' speech -- i.e. many deliberate lies and distortions automatically spread by AI and algorithms on social media, often by bots -- will likely make the USA almost ungovernable. Money and power corrupt, and absolute money and power corrupt absolutely. Particularly where the office of the President is now immune from criminal and civil liability, and capable of pardoning any loyalist from federal criminal law.

[@Kirk1914]

Besides which, given the failure of reconstruction after the civil war, and the subsequent Jim Crow laws, few believe that the paper actually worked for equal rights for all.

[@bruh.7198]

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[@edwardlulofs444]

@@Kirk1914 yes, injustice happens. But we can't just give up on the whole thing when it's not perfect: work for justice!