The US Constitution was an illegal document

A little more than a decade after the founding of the United States, things weren't going incredibly smoothly. People like James Madison and Alexander Hamilton actually wanted to create a whole new government. In the summer of 1787, the Constitutional Convention convened in Philadelphia, and by September, the Constitution had been born. Join National Constitution Center President Jeff Rosen and the Carlyle Group's David Rubenstein for a conversation about why a constitutional convention was needed, how it worked, what the thorniest issues were, and how we got the Constitution and Bill of Rights we have today.

Featuring:
Jeffrey Rosen
David M. Rubenstein

Watch full video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en7Ury7H1CE

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