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Is the President a King in Disguise? The Anti-Federalist Argument
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During the debates over the ratification of the Constitution, Antifederalists repeatedly warned that the President would become like a king – and the worst kind of a king – an elected one.
Path to Liberty: July 24, 2024
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The Executive Branch–The Federalist/Antifederalist Debates
George Mason – Plan for the Virginia Constitution (8-10 June 1776)
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Virginia Constitution (29 June 1776)
Pennsylvania Constitution (28 Sept 1776)
Madison’s Notes – Philadelphia Convention (4 June 1787)
George Mason’s Objections to the Constitution (22 Nov 1787)
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Montesquieu – The Spirit of the Laws (1748)
Mercy Otis Warren – Observations on the New Constitution (1788)
Dissent of the Minority of the Pennsylvania Convention (18 Dec 1787)
Impartial Examiner IV (11 June 1788)
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