George Mason
The Day Rebellion Became Law: June 12, 1776
On June 12, 1776, Virginia made rebellion law. They didnโt ask for permission – they said take it, whether government likes it or not. In this episode, weโre digging into a forgotten founding document: the Virginia Declaration of Rights – where power comes...
George Mason vs the Constitution: Top Anti-Federalist Arguments
โA monarchy, or a corrupt tyrannical aristocracyโ is what George Mason predicted weโd get. On this episode, learn about his top anti-federalist objections to the Constitution during the ratification debates. This included necessary and proper, standing armies,...
Federal Courts: Warnings from Mason and Jefferson
One of George Masonโs leading objections to ratification was the structure of the federal judiciary. Thomas Jefferson signaled that he liked it at first, but in the years to follow, considered it the leading engine of consolidation, and the destruction of the...
George Mason’s Warnings on Power and Consolidation
Many anti-federalists warned us about the dangers of centralized power. And George Mason was one of the most prominent, warning that a consolidated government โis totally subversive of every principle which has hitherto governed us,โ and that it โis one of the worst...