Luther Martin
Five Weapons. One Target: Your Liberty.
The Anti-Federalists weren’t just arguing politics; they were issuing dire warnings for generations to come. They predicted the Constitution contained the seeds of tyranny that would lead to a corrupt aristocracy or monarchy. On this episode, we explore five of...
Taxation Will Bleed You Dry: Anti-Federalist Warnings Ignored
More than a century before the 16th Amendment and the IRS, the Anti-Federalists warned that the Constitutionโs taxing power would be used to bleed the people dry and consolidate power. Luther Martin, George Mason, Cato, and others saw it coming – unlimited...
Conspiracy: Luther Martin’s Anti-Federalist Warnings about Centralization
Luther Martin, the Anti-Federalist firebrand, predicted that the Constitution would lead to a national system of consolidated power that could never secure liberty. He argued this was an intentional conspiracy – a deliberate plan at the Philadelphia Convention...