1. Before the “united States of America” declared their independence in July 1776, a few of them had pretty much done that already by adopting their own written constitutions. The first one was New Hampshire, on January 5 of that year. #50Weeks50Constitutions
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8. This 1st, explicitly temporary, constitution, was just that. 2 years (& a permanent break from Great Britain) later a convention met to draft & adopt a more comprehensive fundamental state law. This process of adopting a 2d constitution took . . . a little longer than the 1st.pic.twitter.com/Kij2MGvsmq
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9. The convention met for many months and proposed a constitution that was then defeated by the voters. Another was called in 1781, and that then took *3 years* and 3 trips to the voters, before finally securing one, taking effect in June 1784.pic.twitter.com/bIGtpiCC9h
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10. And, although it’s been amended many times, it is still in effect today. It has a strong bill of rights, a relatively weak governor (as many New England states have had), and explicit recognition of the separation of powers.
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11. The Bill of Rights has all kinds of great, fiery language, but to me this stands out. A right to revolution, and a condemnation of pacifism as “absurd” and “slavish”! I know a great many pacifists who might be a bit offended by that.pic.twitter.com/MiQ3kGQYsj
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12. Further, the title of the governor (at first called the president) is “His Excellency.” Current New Hampshirites can weigh in on how often this is used in practice.pic.twitter.com/ewY1a4HVBS
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13. There have been a few conventions since 1784, which then have proposed amendments to the voters instead of wholesale new constitutions (as is more the norm in other states).
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14. And, in Jeffersonian fashion, every few years, if there hasn’t been a convention, the question on whether to hold one goes to the voters. The last time was in 2012, when it was voted down for the 17th time.
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