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shows you how much i know abotu hamilton beyond innuendo :)

i thought he supported washington cnotinuing to run forever, which is where the monarchist thing came from.  In any case, he was a strong propnent of statism (speaking relatively).

that's itneresting about the clause - i hadn't realised or had forgotten that.  will have revisit my history.

The last line was a reference to his writing the Federalist papers :) The whole point of federalism at THAT point was to create a stronger central government from where the articles of confederation had stood, and I think of the three main authors (i can't remember the third - jay?) hamilton leaned furthest towards a strong central government beyond what was eventually agreed to through that hideous series of compromises we call the constitution.

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by: dr anonymous @ Wed Jul 01, 2009 at 09:14:14 AM CDT