[Pelham]

Patrick Henry and George Mason were two of the anti-Federalists opposed to the increase of power granted to the government by the Constitution, although one or both may have changed their opinion by the time it was ratified. History proved that their initial misgivings were valid.

[Crucial]

My understanding is that the 17th Amendment changed everything, tipping the balance away from the States and toward ever increasing federal power.

[Jacquerie]

Yawn.