William+L.+Pierce's+Delegate+Profile

=**__William Leigh Pierce__**=

__Profile Questions__

 * Question: How about a brief biography? What is your background?**
 * Answer: I was born in Georgia in 1740, but I grew up in Virginia. I served as an aide-de-camp to Nathanel Greene during the Revolutionary War, but was commended and soon settled down in Savannah. I started an Import-Export company called Peirce, White, and Call, but that failed sometime during the year of 1783. During that year, I married Charlotte Fenwick. I had 2 sons, but only one survived past childhood. I then started a buisness called William Pierce & Company with my wifes dowry, and I stuck with that until I became a representative for the state of Georgia.**
 * Question: Which should be stronger, the state government or the national government? Why?**
 * Answer: I believe that we should strengthen the national government while lessening the states powers without abolishing them completly.**
 * Question: Which should be stronger, the state government or the national government? Why?**
 * Answer: I believe that we should strengthen the national government while lessening the states powers without abolishing them completly.**


 * Question: How should we determine the representation of the states in Congress? By population, money, equality...?**
 * Answer: I think that we should determine the representation of each state by population.**


 * Question: Who should vote for the members of the legislature, and why?**
 * Answer:The House should be the popular vote, while the Senate should be by the vote of the state legislatures.**
 * Question: Should we have one or more than one chief executive? Why?**
 * Answer: One, the power will be in one guys hands and there will be no fighting to make decisions.**
 * Answer: One, the power will be in one guys hands and there will be no fighting to make decisions.**


 * Question: What kind of powers should the Chief Executive or Executives have?**
 * Answer: I believe the chief executive should have some powers but they should have too many powers, or they may take advantage of these powers. The powers should include his right to pass or veto laws and to advise with the heads of the departments as his council.**


 * Question: Who should elect the chief executive(s)?**
 * Answer: I believe that the chief executive should be elected by the people.**


 * Question: What should be done about slavery in the United States? Should it be kept or outlawed?**
 * Answer: I think that slavery should be left alone.**


 * Question: Should slaves count in the population toward representation? Why or why not?**
 * Answer: Yes, It will make the representation for the slave holding states greater then the states that don't own any.**
 * Question: Should the national government be able to regulate the commerce of the United States? Why or why not?**
 * Answer: I believe that the national government should be able to regulate trading with other countries and other states. If trade was controled by the national government the country would be more organized.**
 * Answer: I believe that the national government should be able to regulate trading with other countries and other states. If trade was controled by the national government the country would be more organized.**

__Photo Album__




__Friends__

 * Abraham Baldwin
 * William Few
 * William Houston
 * Charles Pinckney
 * Pierce Butler

__Groups__

 * Southern States
 * Did not sign the Constitution
 * Did not attend College

= = **Abraham Baldwin**