Producers Note:  The air quality in the Puget Sound Region today  is the worst in the world. Dave's voice is raw, he has a massive headache and his eyes are burning. So please excuse the smokers voice sound of  things today...

In mid-October of  1787, James Wilson,  the man who invented the Presidency, gave a speech encouraging the voters of Pennsylvania to approve the proposed Constitution. While not as much of a hot-bed of anti-Federalism as New York, Pennsylvania nonetheless had its share of men who opposed it on several grounds.

A few days after the speech, a  letter appeared in the Freeman's Journal which took on Wilson directly. In many ways the "Centinel" would express many of the same ideas as Cato had. But he would add in an idea that while already expressed, outlined what he sees as the greatest threat to the liberty - and the understanding - of the people...