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To: Interposition
The Federalist papers must be read and considered along with the Anti-Federalist papers to get the full original content and meaning of the Constitution. The struggle between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists was hotly debated and culminated in the American Civil War in which the Federalsits won out, accomplishing through force of might what they had not been able to accomplish by force of ideas.

It must be noted that during the Civil War and Reconstruction period nearly all copies of the Anti-Federalist Papers were removed from schools and public libraries and even today, are only rarely available or referenced.

3 posted on 07/05/2008 2:51:01 PM PDT by Natural Law
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To: Natural Law
The Federalist papers must be read and considered along with the Anti-Federalist papers to get the full original content and meaning of the Constitution.

Yes, the Anti-Federalist Papers are worth bolding for emphasis since they are just as important as the Hamilton/Jay centralized government perspective. BTW, Madison changed from Federalist to more Anti-Federalist by the time he became President.

8 posted on 07/05/2008 3:08:21 PM PDT by Dagny&Hank
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You have an OUTSTANDING SCREEN NAME!

Very glad you mentioned the Anti-Fed. A review of Anti-Federalists # 78-82 are practically prophetic with respect to the federal judiciary: “There is no power above them, to control any of their decisions. There is no authority that can remove them, and they cannot be controlled by the laws of the legislature. In short, they are independent of the people, of the legislature, and of every power under heaven. Men placed in this situation will generally soon feel themselves independent of heaven itself.” – BRUTUS 78&79

That is what happens when Congress refuses to use impeachment and Article 3 to discipline wayward federal courts that have gone past the point of no return to the Constitution.


22 posted on 07/05/2008 4:59:17 PM PDT by Interposition
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