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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...
Northwest Ordinance: Landmark 1787 Law Set the Foundation

Northwest Ordinance: Landmark 1787 Law Set the Foundation

by Mike Maharrey | Jul 12, 2024 | Articles of Confederation, Bill of Rights, Founding Principles

On July 13, 1787, the Confederation Congress passed the Northwest Ordinance, one of the most important and influential acts of the early republic. It established a bill of rights years before one was added to the Constitution, and prohibited slavery in the territory...
St. George Tucker: Our Original Originalist?

St. George Tucker: Our Original Originalist?

by Mike Maharrey | Jul 10, 2023 | History, St. George Tucker

On July 10, 1752, St. George Tucker was born. He wrote the first systematic commentary on the U.S. Constitution and was one of the most influential jurists and legal scholars during the formative years of the United States. Tucker was born near Port Royal, Bermuda....
Fight for Freedom: The Anthony Burns Affair

Fight for Freedom: The Anthony Burns Affair

by Mike Maharrey | May 19, 2023 | History, Personal Liberty Laws

On May 24, 1854, federal marshals arrested Anthony Burns, kicking off one of the most famous fugitive slave – and nullification – cases in U.S. history. Burns ultimately lost his court case and was returned to slavery, but the cost of the trial, along with...
Refuting the “Second Amendment Protected Slavery” Argument Part III: Ratifying the Bill of Rights

Refuting the “Second Amendment Protected Slavery” Argument Part III: Ratifying the Bill of Rights

by TJ Martinell | Apr 28, 2023 | 2nd Amendment

With the Constitution ratified by the necessary states in 1788, it officially became the supreme law of the land in the states so ratifying.  Up until this point in the story, there wasn’t a single piece of direct, or even indirect evidence, of a concerted effort to...
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