The Constitution was supposed to create a general government limited to a few specific listed powers. Instead, we ended up with the biggest, most powerful government in the history of the world.
NATELSON: John Dickinson and the Case Against Independence
July 1, 1776, witnessed one of the most consequential debates in American history. The venue was the floor of the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia. The topic was whether America should declare independence. The principal participants were the passionate John Adams of Massachusetts for the affirmative, and the eloquent John Dickinson of Pennsylvania for the negative. In theory, the … Read more
