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The Imperial Senate: Anti-Federalist Warnings
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A permanent or baneful aristocracy – despite federalist assurances to the contrary – with senators mostly serving for life – that’s what many anti-federalists warned we’d get with the structure of the federal Senate.
Path to Liberty: October 2, 2023
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