Federalist_Papers1

=PC Federalist Papers #1= Interpretation by: Jeanette B. and Cristy E.

People of New York, Hi! It is obvious that our current government isn't working. The Articles of Confederation are too weak. Check out this article or watch the video below to see listing of those weaknesses in case you don't remember.

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 * YouTube Video:** The Background of United States Constitution (clip) by phoenixfilmandvideo

We have a chance to prove that people can create a great government because they thought it out and made good choices and not just by accident or by using an army. It would be horrible for the entire world if we make a wrong decision now.

We wish everyone could concentrate on doing what is best for the country and for the good of everyone. However, that's like a dream and probably not realistic. After all, the plan for government we're supposed to be considering affects lots of individuals and local areas so people will bring their own opinions and worry about protecting their own interests more than they'll worry about trying to do what is best for a country.

Some people are having a hard time changing since they don't want to give up all of the power they have in their own state. They would rather be a big fish in a little pond than a little fish in a big pond. Some of these people even think it would be better to have several small confederacies instead of one great nation!

But hey, I'm not here to talk about how people won't do the right thing. After all, maybe these guys have good intentions, but just get bad information from others or had a bad experience in the past. Even when I'm sure I'm right, I should remember that maybe I got bad information, or someone gave me correct information, but they have a reason for telling me and are trying to con me into doing something. Even if people make great decisions, sometimes they make them for the wrong reason (ex: to get more power, to make money, to get back at someone). Right or wrong, we have to tolerate each other and even respect each other during this process.

We already see that people will get fired up during this process. Some people will try to get people on their side by yelling the loudest and being the most angry. When we try to talk the pros of a strong government, people will say we just want to rule over them and to take away their freedoms. Talking about taking away freedoms always gets people all stirred up. People who are so concerned about losing their freedoms just don't have any trust and they forget that you have to have a //**strong government to protect your freedoms**//! Usually people who get all carried away about protecting freedom are dangerously ambitious themselves and become the dictators.