Pennsylvania Ratification, part 2

Hey everybody,

Today, I am going to discuss Federalism!  Federalism, within it's self, is exactly what this new nation will need.  We have worked hard to get to the point in which we could be a unified nation, especially after the Articles of Confederation were such a bust with that Shays' Rebellion...  Federalism will give us just that!  By creating a strong, central government based on a three-branch government system, we will be able to actually enforce the laws that we make and, overall, be a unified, strong, and dignified country, you know?  In this new system of government, power will be shared amongst the central government and the state.  Power that the central does not have will be left to the state, such as education so we can create knowledgable, republican children.  With this seperation of power, neither the state government OR the national government can gain too much control!  The government will be split into three branches:  the Executive, the Judicial, and the Legislative.  The Executive branch, which includes a president, a new thought for us, will enforce the laws.  The Judicial branch, the courts, will interpret the laws.  The Legislative, or congress, will make the laws.  Legislative branch will be really cool and effective because it will be bicameral, meaning it will have two houses- the Senate and the House of Representatives. Throughout the entire governmental system, a theme of  "Checks and Balances" is present, a new way of thinking that keeps our government from becoming corrupt like one Britain's monarchs by not letting any branch become too powerful.  That is what it's about- POWER!  So anyway, with Federalism, the national and state governments will coexist by balancing each other out.  Also, the state governments will be modeled after the national governments with the whole three branch thing.

So folks, I am Thomas Mifflin, born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  I was a general in the Continental Army, President of the Continental Congress, a delagate at the Constitutional Convention, and a firm Federalist who believes in a strong, central government.
And that's how the cookie crumbles.