Local Chapter

Norborne

Carroll County, Missouri • Anti-Federalist Party

The founders intended for power to reside here — in the municipalities of Norborne, not in distant capitals. This is where the work happens.

Our Mission in Norborne

We believe that the most effective governance happens closest to the people. The Norborne chapter works to ensure every resident has direct access to their municipal government, meaningful agency over their future, and the ability to hold all power — public, corporate, and algorithmic — accountable.

Strategic Priorities

Local Action Plan

Civic Auditing Boards

Organize independent oversight of local municipal spending and decision-making to ensure transparency.

Anti-Federalist Candidates

Recruit and support candidates for mayor and city council who uphold our principles.

Data Sovereignty Ordinances

Push for city-level protections ensuring residents own their digital data and algorithmic transparency is enforced.

Community Broadband

Establish public broadband infrastructure as a utility, ensuring universal internet access regardless of income.

From the Anti-Federalist Archive

Letters of Agrippa No. 6

Agrippa (James Winthrop) • 1787-12-14

To prevent any mistakes, or misapprehensions of the argument, stated in my last paper, to prove that the proposed constitution is an actual consolidation of the separate states into one extensive commonwealth, the reader is desired to observe, that in the course of the argument, the new plan is considered as an intire system. It is not dependent on any other book for an explanation, and contains no references to any other book. All the defences of it, therefore, so far as they are drawn from the state constitutions, or from maxims of the common law, are foreign to the purpose. It is only by comparing the different parts of it together, that the meaning of the whole is to be understood. For instance — We find in it, that there is to be a legislative assembly, with authority to constitute c…

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Get Involved in Norborne

We are actively recruiting leaders and candidates in Norborne. Every role matters.

Chapter Leader

Organize monthly meetings, coordinate with county leadership, and recruit local members.

Policy Drafter

Research and draft city-level policy proposals aligned with Anti-Federalist principles.

Community Organizer

Build coalitions with local organizations, plan public events, and drive voter registration.

Run for Office

We support Anti-Federalist candidates at every municipal level.

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