I think Jefferson was reading the Constitution far too narrowly. Article 4-Sec3 discusses new states being admitted and not from the splitting off of other states. Where exactly did Jefferson think new states were going to come from? And Articles 1-sec8 allows congress to regulate commerce with foreign nations and buying territory from another nations is certainly commerce and the president can make treaties- what better treaty than to make one to buy the Louisiana territory?
Article 1-Section 8
Congress To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;
Article 2- Section 2
He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties,
Article 4 - Section 3
New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other States and The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States
The answer to the first question, about where the new states were going to come from, is the territory between the Appalachians and the Mississippi River.
Jefferson took a risk. The president does not have the unilateral power to commit to spend money or acquire territory. At the very least, Congress and the courts could have blocked him. At the worst, he could have been impeached for an abuse of power. Teddy Roosevelt took a similar risk with the Panama Canal.
Hemmings' children, some of them, were fathered by somebody in Jefferson's father's line; half brother Randolph or either of two of his sons are candidates as well as the President
I think Jefferson was reading the Constitution far too narrowly. Article 4-Sec3 discusses new states being admitted and not from the splitting off of other states. Where exactly did Jefferson think new states were going to come from? And Articles 1-sec8 allows congress to regulate commerce with foreign nations and buying territory from another nations is certainly commerce and the president can make treaties- what better treaty than to make one to buy the Louisiana territory?
Article 1-Section 8
Congress To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;
Article 2- Section 2
He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties,
Article 4 - Section 3
New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other States and The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States
The answer to the first question, about where the new states were going to come from, is the territory between the Appalachians and the Mississippi River.
Jefferson took a risk. The president does not have the unilateral power to commit to spend money or acquire territory. At the very least, Congress and the courts could have blocked him. At the worst, he could have been impeached for an abuse of power. Teddy Roosevelt took a similar risk with the Panama Canal.
I eagerly await your thoughts on the leadership lessons of James Polk; I don't think he would have tussled with this question as Jefferson did
Was Sally Hemmings the philosopher Jefferson or the politician?
Hemmings' children, some of them, were fathered by somebody in Jefferson's father's line; half brother Randolph or either of two of his sons are candidates as well as the President