Mason’s Objections to the Constitution of Government formed by the Convention
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Title
Mason’s Objections to the Constitution of Government formed by the Convention
Subject
Objections
Description
This is a third-person document that protests the policies that the Constitution put forward in the eyes of George Mason. According to Mason, he refused to sign or went against the Constitution because he believed that the document gave too much power to a central government and it lacked a Bill of Rights, which guaranteed individual liberty, as he believes that the laws of the government are important to the Constitutions of several states. In addition, Mason believes that the people aren't secured in the enjoyment of beliefs in common law. In the end, Mason states that he sees the Government will look like an aristocracy, as he thinks that the federalized government would imminently be produced as a monarchy.
Creator
University of Virginia Press
Source
The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution
Publisher
Library of Congress
Date
2009
Contributor
Brandon David
Website Item Type Metadata
Local URL
https://rotunda-upress-virginia-edu.mutex.gmu.edu/founders/default.xqy?keys=RNCN-search-1-6&expandNote=on#RNCN-03-13-02-0142-0003-fn-0002
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Citation
University of Virginia Press, “Mason’s Objections to the Constitution of Government formed by the Convention,” Mason's Legacies, accessed October 23, 2026, https://masonslegacies.org/items/show/1120.