Forgotten Anti-Federalist Warnings: The Pennsylvania Dissent
One of the most influential Anti-Federalist essays against the Constitution didnโt come from a single writer. It came from a group of delegates at the Pennsylvania ratifying convention. Their warnings – about centralization of power, corruption, and more –...
Nullify: Thomas Jefferson’s Radical Declaration They Want You to Ignore
“A nullification of the act is the rightful remedy.” Thatโs how Thomas Jefferson put it in his draft Resolutions against the Alien and Sedition Acts. On November 10, 1798, the Kentucky legislature passed resolutions based on his principles. They not only...
Patrick Henry vs the Constitution: Ignored Anti-Federalist Warnings
This government โwill swallow the liberties of the people, without giving them previous notice.โ Thatโs the stark warning Patrick Henry gave us in 1788. In a series of fiery speeches, he laid out some of the most powerful anti-Federalist arguments against the...