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RickFromMN Donating Member (275 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-23-11 03:18 AM
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8. Wouldn't the rich and powerful be the ones states send to a Constitutional convention?

Even if one required academicians, the rich and powerful have lots of academicians on their side.

I don't see how a Constitutional convention can benefit the common person.

On a historical note, how many people, in the Constitutional Convention of 1787, were common people?
I thought they were all political leaders and statesmen.

I'm afraid, if one wants radical change from the common person up, one requires a revolution.
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