Robert Brutus: The Creation Of The Constitution

Brutus, a pseudonym for Robert Gates, was an Anti-Federalist who was against the signing of the Constitution. He wrote to the citizens of New York many documents on his views and why the United States should not be under this new government. In his first paper, he talked about how Congress, the new body of government, could undermine the States under certain circumstances. Also he proposed reasons why this new way of ruling could not rule over such a vast territory that this brand new country came upon on. Many of Brutus’ examples and reasoning still exists in today’s modern era in which these contemporary political circumstances still impact us daily. Brutus believed that Congress would use their new found power to undermine the States’ …show more content…
Brutus mentioned in his writings, about the difficulties of ruling over such a vast territory, especially during this time and its limitations in technology. One of the bigger key points was about bureaucrats becoming corrupt with their power. Ruling over this territory is a big deal and the entire world has their eyes on this new country. Today, there are many complaints about how the government is run. This includes politicking and how some officials do whatever it takes to come to office. Some of this may include illegal actions to set themselves apart from the other candidates. Governing over the United States is a huge honor and some people would do anything to be in that position. This corruption brings out the worst in people and ultimately ends up destroying the society in which one rules over. Luckily, we have not faced a corrupt government so far, but that does not mean it cannot happen. Other countries across the world have had this happen and we have watched their societies crumble quickly. Brutus was warning the people that certain key elements need to be in place so this would not happen to our