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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1987
Page
7
On September 17 1787 forty one delegates met at the Philadelphia State House to sign the final engrossed copy of the Constitution. Ben Franklin at eighty one could not stand to speak and had another delegate read his note urging support and signing.
George Washington, president of the convention, spoke out for the first time urging a change in Article I. He had often consulted in private but did not publicly address the delegates. The plan now sets one representative per 30,000 people, down from one per 40,000.
Several delegates spoke against the Constitution at the final meeting. George Mason of Virginia refused to sign because no bill of rights. Edmund Randolph of Virginia and Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts argued the document granted too much power to the central government.
The 21st entry in the ongoing monthly series on the Constitution examines historic framing and key amendments. It highlights the document's evolving interpretation, inviting readers to reflect on constitutional principles in modern civic life.
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