The really weren't, The Article of Confederation were written with that passion, and they failed. It wasn't until everybody calmed down and got back into "normal" life that they realized they needed something more powerful.
I very much understand what you are trying to say, but just look at how long it took to get the document written, how long it took for the states to ratify it. And how long after the War it took before them to realize something was needed. > > And you cannot deny that they were in a state of patriotic passion. We > were > too, except our were more superficial and short-lived because we're > spoiled. > But I just wonder if they would have written it different if they weren't > in > such a state of passion. Which is kinda weird to ask since they wouldn't > have written it if they weren't. hehe. But still! > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_community This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting.