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I am Freddie/UNDERCOVER/ Founder of The Great Continent of Entmoot
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Re: Thoughts about the European Union.
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Right before the Constitutional Convention - New Jersey and Connecticut were preparing armies to attack New York over tarriffs on goods. NY blocked the harbor and required ALL shipping to first dock in NY ports - so they could collect the trariffs. One of the key arguments against The Constitution were the same arguments going on in Europe right now against the EU - the lose of sovereignty, self determination, culture, etc. Here are some really good books I have that will give you an idea about what the US did in 1787and how the states had to overcome many of their differences to form the United States. Anti-Federalist Papers Federalist Papers Miracle at Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention, May to September 1787 Decision in Philadelphia: The Constitutional Convention of 1787 By the way - New York almost didn't sign - if it wasn't for Hamilton - because so much power went from the states to the federal government. They were particularly upset that they were no longer going to be able to collect on the tarriffs. This is from the book - "The Spirit of 1787" concerning the New York convention.... Quote:
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