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The Essence of Liberty: Part 203 (1)
Compiled by
Dr. Jimmy T. (Gunny) LaBaume
A Summary of Gutzman, Kevin R.C. The Politically Incorrect Guide™ to the Constitution
(The book is available from the Ludwig von Mises Institute at
http://www.mises.org)
Chapter 2: Federalism vs. Nationalism at the Philadelphia Convention
A constitution for the “United States”
The particular group that advocated a strong federal center became known as “Federalists.” It was a result of their agitation that the federal Constitution of 1788 was adopted. Their reasoning was that the Revolutionary War had revealed the weaknesses of the Confederation—the Army had been perpetually short of men, supplies and the money to pay for them. They arrived at the false conclusion that this was due to the difficult time they had in obtaining credit which was, in turn, because the Articles of Confederation were not adequate.
To support their position, the Federalists fabricated a litany of complaints about the Articles of Confederation that historians have been repeating ever since. For example, states were slow to pay their requisitions because they were “selfish and unpatriotic.” But this ignores the fact that total voluntary state contributions were more than the amount of gold and silver in the whole uS.
The Federalists tried to convince the states to cede more power to Congress. But, many of the congressmen refused because they just did not want to trade a distant, unaccountable authority for a local one.
The fact, as per Article I of the Treaty of Paris, King George III conceded defeat to the “sovereign and independent states” is further evidence that the states were sovereign. Furthermore, Article V of the treaty recognized that the states were not only independent of Great Britain but also of each other.
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Dr. LaBaume has lived in Mexico and spent extended periods of time in South and Central America as a researcher, consultant and educator.
“Gunny” LaBaume is a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War and Desert Storm. His Marine Corps career spanned some 35 years intermittently from 1962 until 1997 when he refused to re-enlist with less than 2 years to go to a good retirement. In his own words, he “simply got tired of being guilty of treason.”
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