My general understanding about Madison's position on Slavery is that he opposed it, but thought it was so ingrained within (Southern) society that it would be impossible to eradicate in his lifetime. Now that was indeed a time when "representation" theoretically flourished in that Congressional seats did represent around 40,000 voters each. What Madison sees as an intractable problem back then is akin to powerlessness people today feel about many aspects of our politics.
Yeah I agree. While Madison didn’t think slavery would be defeated in his lifetime, he did believe it could be by future generations. Which should give us hope! We are the future generation that can take the next step forward in representational government.
My general understanding about Madison's position on Slavery is that he opposed it, but thought it was so ingrained within (Southern) society that it would be impossible to eradicate in his lifetime. Now that was indeed a time when "representation" theoretically flourished in that Congressional seats did represent around 40,000 voters each. What Madison sees as an intractable problem back then is akin to powerlessness people today feel about many aspects of our politics.
Yeah I agree. While Madison didn’t think slavery would be defeated in his lifetime, he did believe it could be by future generations. Which should give us hope! We are the future generation that can take the next step forward in representational government.