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Three Pillars of Power: Luther Martin’s Anti-Federalist Warnings

Three Pillars of Power: Luther Martin’s Anti-Federalist Warnings

by Mike Maharrey | Mar 29, 2025 | AntiFederalists, Constitution, Habeas Corpus, Judiciary, Luther Martin

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 vs. Landholder: Anti-Federalist Warnings on Consolidation and Tyranny

Luther Martin vs. Landholder: Anti-Federalist Warnings on Consolidation and Tyranny

by Mike Maharrey | Feb 8, 2025 | AntiFederalists, Elbridge Gerry, Luther Martin, Oliver Ellsworth, Ratification Debates

In a heated war of words, Luther Martin responded to a series of essays penned by Oliver Ellsworth under the pseudonym Landholder, defending his colleague Elbridge Gerry against Federalist attacks and reinforcing key Anti-Federalist warnings about consolidation and...
Repeal the 17th Amendment: The Anti-Federalist Warnings We Must Not Ignore

Repeal the 17th Amendment: The Anti-Federalist Warnings We Must Not Ignore

by Michael Boldin | Dec 10, 2024 | 17th Amendment, AntiFederalists, Ratification Debates, Senate

Repealing the 17th Amendment has become a rallying cry for those seeking to restore federalism. But the Anti-Federalists warned during the ratification debates that structural flaws in the Senate run much deeper than merely the method of election. Corruption,...
Patrick Henry: Top-6 Anti-Federalist Warnings

Patrick Henry: Top-6 Anti-Federalist Warnings

by Michael Boldin | Oct 18, 2024 | AntiFederalists, Constitution, Patrick Henry, Ratification Debates

This government “will swallow the liberties of the people, without giving them previous notice.”  That’s one of many stark warnings Patrick Henry gave us in 1788. In a series of fiery speeches during the Virginia Ratifying Convention, he laid out some of the most...
Limited or Absolute Power: Warnings from Anti-Federalist Agrippa

Limited or Absolute Power: Warnings from Anti-Federalist Agrippa

by TJ Martinell | Apr 17, 2024 | AntiFederalists, Ratification Debates

The Anti-Federalist writer Agrippa powerfully expressed many of the same reservations about the Constitution as other opponents – that it would create a consolidated government leading to a loss of liberty. But unlike most others, Agrippa was also concerned with...
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