We think alike. We are a nation in decline, and we witnessed the decadence of American jurisprudence over a few weeks. I have read the Federalist Papers with Publius’s commentary on the opposing views, but never considered that federalism could be the problem.
Agreed. Federalism was supposed to be the great American Experiment and it did produce good tidings for a while. I pinpoint 1913 as the year that turned it all around with the 16th Amendment, 17th Amendment and the Federal Reserve Act. I'm currently researching the Gilded Age era leading up to why ¾ of the states ratified the 16th and 17th Amendments.
But, nevertheless, I have now concluded that we should have listened to the “Anti-Federalists” since it seems to come down to the fact that human nature is self-serving thus [career] politicians will inevitably become corrupt.
We think alike. We are a nation in decline, and we witnessed the decadence of American jurisprudence over a few weeks. I have read the Federalist Papers with Publius’s commentary on the opposing views, but never considered that federalism could be the problem.
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Agreed. Federalism was supposed to be the great American Experiment and it did produce good tidings for a while. I pinpoint 1913 as the year that turned it all around with the 16th Amendment, 17th Amendment and the Federal Reserve Act. I'm currently researching the Gilded Age era leading up to why ¾ of the states ratified the 16th and 17th Amendments.
But, nevertheless, I have now concluded that we should have listened to the “Anti-Federalists” since it seems to come down to the fact that human nature is self-serving thus [career] politicians will inevitably become corrupt.
https://lizlasorte.substack.com/p/coming-soon?r=76q58