What Is The Antifederalist Privileged Constitution?

The English government was not the goal of the United States, nor was it to have a small body benefit from policies that were supposed to support the whole. This is exactly what the antifederalist saw in the framing of the constitution. An aristocratic based constitution would not have benefited the masses because it would force colonist to become subjects again and would be used to solely benefit the aristocracy.

The antifederalist feared the constitution because it mirrored tyranny. This fear stemmed from England’s monarchical rule the colonist once were subjects under. By implementing an aristocratic constitution, the United States was creating an oligarchy that would reign over the people and strike fear, just like England did. By setting up a strong central government, the Constitution would rid the nation of all liberal ideas and practices just as Great Britain had done by implementing the Townshend Act, Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Quartering Act, and Tea Act.
This is due to the election process. The only individuals allowed to vote at this time were rich white males, whom made up a low percentage of the population. These individuals would vote and elect other members of the aristocracy to office. The elected officials would then create laws and regulations in the interest of themselves and the members whom voted them in. This would constitute for corruption and unfair treatment within the United States elite, aristocracy. For example, the Antifederalist stated the “holders of public securities, men of great wealth and expectations of public office, bankers and lawyers” formed an “Aristocratick combination” in order to consolidate power and further their wealth. It is said that these men will “find it suited to THEIR HABITS, if not to the HABITS OF THE PEOPLE,” meaning they will act in their own self-interest rather than for the wellbeing of