I found the Anti-Federalist Papers interesting as it contains some of the cautions of a all powerful central government. This is the top paragraph from the Anti-Federalist Papers site. I've also include a link to the papers in the book section.
"During the period from the drafting and proposal of the federal Constitution in September, 1787, until its ratification in 1789 there was an intense debate on ratification. The principal arguments in favor of it were stated in the series written by Madison, Hamilton, and Jay called the Federalist Papers, although they were not as widely read as numerous independent local speeches and articles. The arguments against ratification appeared in various forms, by various authors, most of whom used a pseudonym. Collectively, these writings have become known as the Anti-Federalist Papers. They contain warnings of dangers from tyranny that weaknesses in the proposed Constitution did not adequately provide against, and while some of those weaknesses were corrected by adoption of the Bill of Rights, others remained."
http://www.barefootsworld.net/antifederalist.html
Monday, May 24, 2010
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