I found this article very interesting. I had no idea that Madison proposed 12 amendments (10 of which were the bill of rights and 1 of which was accepted in 1989). The 'lost' 12th amendment which "provided a formula for determining the number of seats in the House of Representatives" has very much been on my mind.
Ironically, it gave me some comfort to know that the issue was as politically impossible to pass then as it is now. It gives me hope that it could be passed knowing that opinion, not a cabal of interests, stands in the way.
Ironically, it gave me some comfort to know that the issue was as politically impossible to pass then as it is now. It gives me hope that it could be passed knowing that opinion, not a cabal of interests, stands in the way.