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To: Huck
Chief Justice John Marshall was appointed in 1801 by President John Adams, over a year after Washington's death.

Patrick Henry was an Anti-Federalist while the Constitution was being debated, but became a Federalist (federal supremacy, implied powers) after it was adopted.

24 posted on 10/16/2009 1:45:37 PM PDT by Zionist Conspirator (Bere'shit bara' 'Eloqim 'et hashamayim ve'et ha'aretz.)
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To: Zionist Conspirator
Chief Justice John Marshall was appointed in 1801 by President John Adams, over a year after Washington's death.

Thank you for the correction.

Patrick Henry was an Anti-Federalist while the Constitution was being debated, but became a Federalist (federal supremacy, implied powers) after it was adopted.

I'll be studying this further when I have time. I'm not sure why so many framers/founders changed their tune once in power. Madison as a presiden was a lot different than Madison as a framer, or as a Congressman.

So far, the arguments of the anti-federalists appear to have been more sound than those of the federalists, regardless of what they decided to do in office.

26 posted on 10/16/2009 2:00:25 PM PDT by Huck ("He that lives on hope will die fasting"- Ben Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac)
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