Anti-Federalist vs Federalist CLASH: Montesquieu and Separation of Powers
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Liberty is doomed where power is united – consolidated in the same hands. That’s the warning Montesquieu gave us about separation of powers. This was one of the biggest battles between Federalists and Anti-Federalists But here’s the twist: both sides used the exact same words to support opposite arguments. In this episode, we’re diving into this critical debate over the ideas of the most-cited political writer of the ratification debates
Path to Liberty: December 9, 2024
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Natelson – The ideas that formed the Constitution: Montesquieu
Paul Merrill Spurlin – Montesquieu and the American Constitution
Center for the Study of the American Constitution
James Madison – Political Observations (20 Apr 1795)
Constitution of Virginia (1776)
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1780)
Boldin – Separation of Powers: A “Dogmatic Maxim” in the Constitution
Richard Peters – Letter to John Adams (15 June 1789)
Separation of Powers with Checks and Balances
Richard Henry Lee – Letter to Gov. Edmund Randolph (16 Oct 1787)
The Dissent of the Minority of the Pennsylvania Convention (18 Dec 1787)
Impartial Examiner IV (11 June 1788)
Maharrey – George Mason’s Anti-Federalist Arguments Against the Constitution
John C. Pinheiro – How the Founders Read Montesquieu
James Madison – Federalist 47 (1 Feb 1788)
William Davie – North Carolina Ratifying Convention (28 July 1788)
James Wilson – Pennsylvania Ratifying Convention (4 Dec 1787)
Episode – The Other 16th Amendment: Separation of Powers
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