Anti-Federalist Paper Series-Ep. 9: Unity of the Executive: Cato V and Federalist 70
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Show Notes
Have you ever noticed that Article 2 of the Constitution, which creates the presidency, is much shorter than Article 1, which creates Congress? The Founders knew the President's powers needed to be "flexible" since that's the only branch of government which serves year-round. The Anti-Federalists felt this was dangerous as the President could become a Caesar with undefined powers. Hamilton and the Federalists were happy with a stronger central government with a strong executive. What do you think? Has our Executive Branch grown to be too big with too much power or does this structure allow our country to properly assign blame, echoing President Truman's famous slogan, "the buck stops here?" Join our panel and Professor Joerk Knipprath as we discuss both of these points of views in this week's chat.