He believed in the importance of state sovereignty.
<span>The "door" is the amendment process, which allows for changes to the constitution. They included it because things change and government must be capable of changing or it will stagnate and die. They did not make it an easy process, because the constitution was largely a very good document, and the limits that it placed on the government were very important, as most of them continue to be today.</span>
Well Republicans were outraged and upset about these laws.
The first draft of the Articles of Confederation did not include a provision for the federal government to levy taxes.
