Three Pillars of Power: Luther Martin’s Anti-Federalist Warnings
By: Mike Maharrey Luther Martin warned that the Constitution would create a centralized national government with few real restraints – one that would steadily erode state sovereignty, override local control, ...
Read more.Luther Martin’s Warning: Executive Power, Unequal Representation, and the Illusion of Impeachment
By: Michael Boldin Luther Martin feared that the Constitution was not a blueprint for liberty, but rather a framework for centralized control that threatened state sovereignty. He hammered this point ...
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Luther Martin vs. Landholder: Anti-Federalist Warnings on Consolidation and Tyranny
February 25, 2025
Anti-Federalists / Elbridge Gerry / Luther Martin / Oliver Ellsworth / Ratification Debates
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By: Mike Maharrey In a heated war of words, Luther Martin responded to a series of essays penned by Oliver Ellsworth under the pseudonym Landholder, defending his colleague Elbridge Gerry against ...
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