Unlimited Taxes and Militarism: Antifederalist Brutus No. 7
Brutus takes Alexander Hamilton to task over his support of power “without limitation” to raise and fund armies in Federalist No. 23. He disputes the need, and argues it would reject the principles of the Revolution to form a militarized nation in the image of the...
Destroying the States: Antifederalist Brutus No. 6
Continuing his theme of warning against consolidation, or centralization of power, Brutus looks at the taxing power and general welfare, warning that politicians would use ambiguities to expand central power and eventually “swallow up the state governments.” He also...
Oppress and Plunder: Antifederalist Brutus No. 3
In his 3rd essay, Antifederalist Brutus made the case that ratification should be rejected because representation in Congress was far from sufficient to guard against bribery and corruption. He predicted it would lead to a “government in the hands of the few to...