Federal Farmer: Senate Will be “Source of the Greatest Evils”
While the anti-federalist Federal Farmer was critical of the proposed House of Representatives for having too few members, he was even more harsh toward the proposed Senate. Ironically, he wrote in his tenth letter dated January 12, 1788, that the Senate โas an...
How States can Undermine Biden’s Unconstitutional “Ghost Gun” Rule
Late last month, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) sent out an open letter to all federally-licensed firearms dealers warning them of a new rule in effect which requires registration of โ80 percent lowersโ – and background checks to...
Federal Farmer: More Warnings on Insufficient Representation
In his series of essays, the Anti-federalist Federal Farmer warned repeatedly that the proposed Constitution provided for too little representation in Congress.ย Previously, he argued that a tendency toward aristocracy would prevent adequate representation, and that...