They cited fears that without clearly establishing individual rights, the federal government could easily supersede its power and become a monarchy with the President wearing the crown. This faction established against the ratification, known as the Anti-Federalists, wrote many series of essays opposite the writings of the framer’s and their supporters, the Federalists. One of the most popular writings of the Anti-federalists was “Hon. Mr. Gerry 's Objections", written by the Massachusetts delegate at the Philadelphia Convention, Elbridge Gerry. Gerry had actually been the voice that made George Mason’s Bill of Rights proposal a formal motion before the delegates, and his writings hammered the Constitution for its lack of foresight in guaranteeing the people’s freedoms with a Bill of Rights
They cited fears that without clearly establishing individual rights, the federal government could easily supersede its power and become a monarchy with the President wearing the crown. This faction established against the ratification, known as the Anti-Federalists, wrote many series of essays opposite the writings of the framer’s and their supporters, the Federalists. One of the most popular writings of the Anti-federalists was “Hon. Mr. Gerry 's Objections", written by the Massachusetts delegate at the Philadelphia Convention, Elbridge Gerry. Gerry had actually been the voice that made George Mason’s Bill of Rights proposal a formal motion before the delegates, and his writings hammered the Constitution for its lack of foresight in guaranteeing the people’s freedoms with a Bill of Rights