Was the Constitution Sold on a Lie? Shays’ Rebellion and Ratification
Shays’ Rebellion was repeatedly cited by Federalists as a primary reason to replace the Articles of Confederation with a Constitution with a stronger central government. But what if the threat was exaggerated? Anti-Federalists sure thought so. In this episode,...
Top 3 Anti-Federalist Arguments: Controversy over the Constitution
Was the Constitution a recipe for tyranny? That’s what Patrick Henry, Brutus, Federal Farmer and many other Anti-Federalists feared. In this episode, we’ll explore three of their top arguments against ratification and their warnings about centralized power...
Laws That Go Beyond the Constitution Aren’t Laws at All
Federal laws that go beyond the Constitution arenโt actually laws at all. Theyโre what the founders called usurpations – whichย is just a fancy word for theft or power, and every usurpation is “void.” @tenthamendmentcenter Stealing Power:...