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April 5, 1781                                                   The Boston Gazette                                                               Boston, MA
The First Constitution of the United States of America!
Story From a Local           Recently, on March 1, the thirteen states ratified the first          Letter From One of
Merchant                           constitution of the United States of America.  Many                   Our Representatives
I have had so much          agree that it needs revision, but it really makes us feel               In Congress
trouble doing my               like our own country, separate from a controlling                        After the creation of
job after this                       government.  That is definitely one good thing this new            this document, we,
written.  All the                   document has caused.  Although, having the states                  as a state, have
states have different         completely independent has its issues.  We all have                 almost complete
money and different         different currencies and taxes, making trade almost                  freedom.  When laws
taxes, making my job       impossible, the government can´t enforce any laws, and           are created, we have
quite confusing.  The       it is very difficult to pass them.  Even though the                         the choice whether
idea is good, but the         government has good intentions, stating independence            to follow it or not.
document definitely         and freedom from a controlling government as a main             Although, making a
needs some changes.      idea, which we didn´t have not too long ago, it clearly                law is a hard
"Why, there are more        needs some changes, because it is not working too                   process, requiring
taxes and bills to               well so far.                                                                                           all the states to get
keep track of than                                                                                                                           together, which
fingers on my hands!"                                                                                                                     rarely happens, and
nine of the states
have to agree, which
is impossible.  This
document surely                                                                                                                                                                    needs revision.  "We                                                                                                                                                              are finally a country,                                                                                                                                                              but one that needs                                                                                                                                                            some help."