Contumacious
Radical Freedom
Why did the Founders, outside of Alexander Hamilton, subscribe to Limited Government, Enumerated Powers? .
I am not a Hamiltonian.
But there is no historical evidence that Mr Hamilton wanted a massive centralized federal government
"I go further, and affirm that bills of rights, in the sense and
to the extent in which they are contended for, are not only
unnecessary in the proposed Constitution, but would even
be dangerous. They would contain various exceptions to powers
not granted; and, on this very account, would afford a
colorable pretext to claim more than were granted. For why
declare that things shall not be done which there is no power
to do? Why, for instance, should it be said that the liberty of
the press shall not be restrained, when no power is given by
which restrictions may be imposed?"
Federalist 84
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