SNIP How is it that the state that is home to the statue of liberty, has no liberty.
Oh, that's easy. Just look into who they sent to the constitutional convention, and what he did after that. Alexander Hamilton (spit). If I recall, the other two delegates quit or never made it to the constitutional convention.
He wanted a hiearchical society just like England. He told whoppers in the Federalist Papers that he wrote. He had connections to banking interests in NY.
He helped wreck the necessary and proper clause of the new constitution. He was Washington's Secretary of the Treasury. When a bill establishing a bank came up, Washington consulted both Hamilton and his Secretary of State, Thomas Jefferson about whether to sign the bill into law. Jefferson pointed out that necessary was defined as essential, cannot be done without, and that while it might be useful or helpful to have a central bank, it was not essential--a short, sweet memo. Hamilton wrote a 14 page reply. Washington signed the bill.
Helped establish the implied powers doctrine that has been used to stretch the constitution all out of shape.
Was apparently in on the conspiracy to morph the convention to tune up the Articles of Confederation into a convention to write a new scheme of government. He wrote a letter to Washington in late winter or early spring of '87 telling Washington the convention would change. Meanwhile, lots of other delegates were under the impression they were traveling to Philly to tune up the Articles of Confederation. In fact, a number of delegates quit the convention early in protest saying they were not empowered to trash the Articles and write a new scheme by their legislatures at home.
No wonder New York is so screwed up. Look who they sent to improve the Articles of Confederation.
