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Delegate Speaking Patterns At The Federal Convention Surveyed As To The Twenty-Five Votes That Made The Presidency, Peter J. Aschenbrenner Dec 2014

Delegate Speaking Patterns At The Federal Convention Surveyed As To The Twenty-Five Votes That Made The Presidency, Peter J. Aschenbrenner

Peter J. Aschenbrenner

In Twenty-Five Votes that Made the Presidency Our Constitutional Logic surveyed votes taken on August 24, September 5 and September 6. OCL tables the number of times the delegates to the convention acted on these 25 occasions. Motions made, jointly made, seconded, as well as speaking for and speaking against the motion are calendared by delegate. Five of 22 actions by Slave_Owners are scored to James Madison; 7 of 31 action by non-Slave_owners were taken by Hugh Williamson of North Carolina.