re: New Mexico National Popular Vote Bill Headed to Governer's Desk

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It was not clear that an appointment in the 1st. instance even with an eligibility afterwards would not establish an improper connection between the two departments. Certain it was that the appointment would be attended with intrigues and contentions that ought not to be unnecessarily admitted. He was disposed for these reasons to refer the appointment to some other source. The people at large was in his opinion the fittest in itself.

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Again, read it. They’re debating if Congress should reappoint the president and Madison comes in saying “I don’t like it in the first place.”

And saying an option would be least objected to sound like he things it’s the most likely one to pass.