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Here is the challange, sometime between the adoption of the first constitution (1789) and the twentieth century (1900), try to have a 2nd Constitutional Convention in the United States. The US is unique in that its current constitution has only been edited 17(27 if you count bill of rights) times, and those were just additions. We've had only 1 amendment ever repealed. So it's easy to see that it has been a pretty good document. Not bad for a bunch of farmers. Back to the point, what event before 1900 and after 1789 could possibly lead to the need for a 2nd connstitutional convention?
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