Alright; I'm coming into this discussion from the standpoint of a non-American who has a significant but not detailed knowledge of the history of the ARW or the early years of the Confederation/Union, with that said; I see a lot of talk on this board about how the Articles of Confederation were completely unsustainable and that if they were kept that the states would have broken up or been conquered or both, now personally I don't believe that to be the case and that the Confederation structure was a viable form of organisation for the states.
However; since I have already had many vigorous arguments with various people on this subject and have never been able to convince any of them (nor have any of them been able to convince me) I have decided to skip a pointless argument on the topic and simply ask the good people of AH.com how they think the Articles of Confederation could have been preserved as America's founding document, I will of course allow there to be alterations and reforms to them but the essentials of the Confederation must remain; meaning no direct taxation by the federal government, no assumption of state debts and no creation of a federal standing military.
I thank you in advance and eagerly await your replies.
However; since I have already had many vigorous arguments with various people on this subject and have never been able to convince any of them (nor have any of them been able to convince me) I have decided to skip a pointless argument on the topic and simply ask the good people of AH.com how they think the Articles of Confederation could have been preserved as America's founding document, I will of course allow there to be alterations and reforms to them but the essentials of the Confederation must remain; meaning no direct taxation by the federal government, no assumption of state debts and no creation of a federal standing military.
I thank you in advance and eagerly await your replies.