At the Constitutional Convention, on the first day of business, Delegate Edmund J. Randolph, of the Commonwealth of Virginia, lists several defects in the Articles of Confederation that must be addressed:

• Congress does not have the power to deter war;
• Congress does not have the power to tax imports;
• Congress is unable to prevent encroachment by the States.

The Convention unanimously agrees that Article XIII renders the Articles of Confederation too cumbersome to be effective.  It is agreed that the Articles should be replaced with an entirely new constitution.

       [added 7/18/20261]

     At the Constitutional Convention, Delegate James Madison, of the Commonwealth of Virginia proposes that Congress be granted the power to veto State legislation; the proposal that is immediately rejected by the Convention.

      [updated 1/23/2024] Thanks to Chuck McGlawn for this entry.