A Federalist's Speech

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A Federalist's Speech (I made this up actually)

Many of us are overreacting; the Constitution is not meant to oppress us. As of now, our states are vulnerable. Do you honestly think that one of our states can maintain their independence from the British on its own? Survival as a respected nation requires the transfer of important, though limited, powers to a central government, and this can be done without destroying the identity or autonomy of separate states.

I am like you; none of us wants to replace one oppressive monarchy with another centralized, unrestrained regime. But our Articles of Confederation were unstable and disorganized, and they allowed for petty jealousy and competition between states. Americans, we must unite; but I see that we must also have a balance of power. This Constitution allows for this new kind of balance, never achieved elsewhere. Indeed, the Federalist Papers themselves indicate a balance or compromise between the national propensities of Mr. Hamilton- who reflects the commercial interests of a port city, New York- and the wariness of Mr. Madison, who shares the suspicion of distant authority widely held by Virginia farmers.

Rather than the absolute sovereignty of each state

As each representative will be chosen by a greater number of citizens in the large than in the small republic, it will be more difficult for unworthy candidates to practice with success the vicious arts by which elections are too often carried? The influence of factious leaders may kindle a flame within their particular States but will be unable to spread a general conflagration through the other States.

The Constitution does not oppress us; rather, it is the glue that holds our nation together with a perfect balance of state power and national power- a perfect balance of freedom and stability. Remember, happiness doesn?t exist without liberty. Liberty doesn?t exist without self-government. Self-government doesn?t exist without constitutionalism. Constitutionalism doesn?t exist without morality. And none of these great goods exist without stability and order.

For those of you that fear that the new Constitution leans toward ?monarchy,? consider this: governmental power will restrict itself from such tyranny with a system of checks and balances. The Supreme Court has the right to rule upon the constitutionality of laws passed by national legislatures; Congress cannot just pass any law that it sees fit. In the British system, Parliament can override by majority any court decision it finds displeasing. In the American system, the courts act as safeguards against legislative encroachments. Only the difficult process of amending the Constitution could reverse the Supreme Court?s interpretation of that document, and this is only one example of checking.

This assent and ratification is to be given by the people, not as individuals composing one entire nation, but as composing the distinct and individual States to which they respectively belong... The act therefore establishing the Cons

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Approximate Word count = 1221
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: History