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"It appears to me, then, little short of a miracle that the delegates from so many different States...should unite in forming a system of national government so little liable to well-founded objection." George Washington said this about the Philadelphia Convention of 1787. According to him, the Constitutional Convention was a miracle because the Framers were able to create a successful Constitution. A miracle is "an act or happening attributed to supernatural power," hence, the use of the word "miracle," to describe the Constitutional Conventions, is a hyperbole. George Washington use of the word "miracle" is an exaggerated statement to describe the success of the Constitution after that point in history. Furthermore, there were many obstacles to be overcome by the Framers. Sectionalism was a big issue during the Constitutional Convention. Such as the Commerce Clause, this clause gives Congress the power "to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the several States." The clause has been used to regulate organizations, which are engaged in interstate relations by prohibiting them from engaging in racial discrimination.
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