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That darn Benjamin Franklin!
By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
June 18, 2012

Image June 14, 1787: From James Madison's journal of the Constitutional Convention: "Mr. W. Patterson of New Jersey introduced a plan that calls for a single chamber consisting of equal representation from all states. I intend to fully rebut this plan as Mr. Patterson is doing littler more than tweaking the Articles in order to avoid a new system, in which we have set out to do. I will point out that his plan maintains the inherent problems of the Confederacy and does nothing to control unruly states."

June 15, 1787: "Every time I start to speak, Benjamin Franklin sticks his finger in my butt. Why?"