Handling the Truth with Rebel Madman & Tenacity

drkate's Revolution Radio

PART 5 of our Swindled From The Beginning series: You may have heard of the Federalists, like James Madison & Alexander Hamilton. They were not federalists, but nationalists and dishonestly took the name Federalists themselves. That said, who were the Antifederalists and how did they know? Can you name one? Did you hear about them in school or read about them in a history book? Would you call them 'founders'? Bet you have never heard of these antifederalists! "We are sensible, that in order to the due administration of government, it is necessary that certain powers should be delegated to the rulers from the people. At the same time, we think they ought carefully to guard against giving so much as will enable those rulers, by that means, at once, or even in process of time, to render themselves absolute and despotic." – Consider Arms, Malichi Maynard, and Samuel Field, Anti- Federalist No. 52, "On the Guarantee of Congressional Biennial Elections," The Hampshire Gazette, April 9, 1788