Source: Tenth Amendment Center
by Michael Boldin
“‘A monarchy, or a corrupt, tyrannical aristocracy’ … That’s what George Mason predicted we’d get under the constitution. And he was far from alone. The Anti-Federalists repeatedly warned that the constitution wouldn’t actually create a federal union. Instead, they argued, it would result in a consolidated national government. They pointed to specific parts of the document – what they considered weapons baked into the system – that would guarantee this outcome. What follows are five of those weapons – including taxation – straight from Mason, Cato, Elbridge Gerry, the Pennsylvania Dissent, and Luther Martin.” (11/08/25)
https://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2025/11/08/were-the-anti-federalists-right/