AntiFederalists
Were the Anti-Federalists Right?
โA monarchy, or a corrupt, tyrannical aristocracyโ That’s what George Mason predicted we’d get under the constitution. And he was far from alone. The Anti-Federalists repeatedly warned that the constitution wouldnโt actually create a federal union....
Taxing Power: Luther Martin’s Anti-Federalist Warnings
โtill not a drop more can be extracted.โ That was a warning on taxation from Luther Martin. He predicted government would be so hungry for your money to feed its power, they would squeeze you like “the juice from an orange” – until not a drop...
Three Pillars of Power: Luther Martin’s Anti-Federalist Warnings
Luther Martin warned that the Constitution would create a centralized national government with few real restraints – one that would steadily erode state sovereignty, override local control, and impose its will under the guise of law. In his essay Genuine...
Luther Martin’s Warning: Executive Power, Unequal Representation, and the Illusion of Impeachment
Luther Martin feared that the Constitution was not a blueprint for liberty, but rather a framework for centralized control that threatened state sovereignty. He hammered this point home in Genuine Information, criticizing unequal representation in Congress, condemning...