His fears were realized under the post 16th Amendment Constitution, not the Constitution of 1787.
His fears were realized under the post 16th Amendment Constitution, not the Constitution of 1787.
The seeds were planted in 1787 when the Federal government was given the job of policing itself. Without explicit authority given to the states, they lost the ability to reign in an out of control federal government. Before the 16th amendment, the feds decided they had the authority to wage war to maintain a forced union.