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Myth Busting: What was Madison Trembling about?


Myth

Madison was terrified of having an Article V convention based on his experience at  Philadelphia.

> Having witnessed the difficulties and dangers experienced by the first Convention which assembled under every propitious circumstance, I should tremble for the result of a Second

> - Madison to George Lee Turberville, 1788

> https:%%//%%founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/01-11-02-0243

 

Fact

Madison was afraid of having another Philadelphia convention.  He's not even talking about the convention in Article V in this letter.

At the time Madison was writing this letter to Turberville, **New York was pushing** for a second general convention before the new Constitution had been ratified.  This convention would be Philadelphia, part II - an anything goes convention.

 

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