Did John Lansing Jr want a new government?

No, John Lansing, Jr. did not want a new government.

John Lansing, Jr. was a member of the New York State Assembly. He was elected as one of three represntives of New York to attend the Constitutional Convention in 1987. He thought writing a new Constitution was beyond what he was sent there to do. He joined other Anti-Federalists in opposition to the new Constitution, because they thought it was fundamentally flawed, infringed on the soveriegnty of the individual states, and did not go far enough to assure liberties of individuals. He walked out after 6 weeks and did not sign the Constitution. He disappeared on December 12, 1829 and was never seen again.

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