Back in 1788, this was how everyone shared Important News of the day like whether or not to ratify the new constitution. Luckily, with me today i have steve of the american historical bill chrystal and we will have Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton tells about exactly why we should or should not have a bill of rights. Just to set a little context , in 1788 we have successfully revolted from england. We are trying to form a new nation and we have the articles of confederation, which unfortunately are not working very well. We have a government, but it is tenuous and we think what we really need to do is to create a new constitution that will bring us all together. The question is should this constitution be ratified . Is it good enough . Mr. Hamilton, i hear you have some very strong opinions about this . There is a rumor you might have been writing under the name in some newspapers. Could you tell me about why we should or should not sign on to this new constitution . Mr. Hamilto
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