Libertarianism and Federalism
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Phooey. The Federalist papers are more like America’s damaged chromosome. The anti-Federalists hotly contested establishment of a Federal republic and are the reason we even have a Bill of Rights. The Federalists thought it unnecessary.
The Federalists were just monarchists with better marketing skills.
I strongly recommend the book "The Original Argument" to anyone who wants to understand better the Federalist Papers. This book opens the meaning of the Federalist Papers to many who become bored or confused by the difficulty in understanding Publius’s explanations.
In a nutshell it is the Federalist Papers translated into contemporary English making the message more easily understood.
I was enlightened to learn how meticulous the writers were in taking into account the true nature of man. Man’s flaws were upper most on their minds.
One important reason to understand the Federalist Papers is that it reveals that the Constitution is not about what the people can and cannot do. The Constitution is about what the government can and cannot do within their enumerated legislative powers.