Well,I certainly never understood it as well as I do,now. Thank you. . I never looked at it,that way,and,was one of those believing the popular vote would be best…I’m still a bit confused,but,I will think on it…
Yeah, they sure did, and look at where it took us. The "anti-federalists" were almost perfectly correct about the humbug now revered as the constitution. Not a purdy thang!
Here's a sweet capsule summary of a main link in the chains around our necks.:
“The Constitution looked fairly good on paper, but it was not a popular document; people were suspicious of it, and suspicious of the enabling legislation that was being erected upon it. There was some ground for this. The Constitution had been laid down under unacceptable auspices; its history had been that of a coup d'état.
“It had been drafted, in the first place, by men representing special economic interests. Four-fifths of them were public creditors, one-third were land speculators, and one-fifth represented interests in shipping, manufacturing, and merchandising. Most of them were lawyers. Not one of them represented the interest of production — Vilescit origine tali. (the dice were loaded from the start)
Albert Jay Nock, Liberty vs. the Constitution: The Early Struggle
Well,I certainly never understood it as well as I do,now. Thank you. . I never looked at it,that way,and,was one of those believing the popular vote would be best…I’m still a bit confused,but,I will think on it…
Every day I find a new reminder of how little I know about the world. Thanks for today’s reminder!
"The framers knew exactly what they were doing. "
Yeah, they sure did, and look at where it took us. The "anti-federalists" were almost perfectly correct about the humbug now revered as the constitution. Not a purdy thang!
Here's a sweet capsule summary of a main link in the chains around our necks.:
“The Constitution looked fairly good on paper, but it was not a popular document; people were suspicious of it, and suspicious of the enabling legislation that was being erected upon it. There was some ground for this. The Constitution had been laid down under unacceptable auspices; its history had been that of a coup d'état.
“It had been drafted, in the first place, by men representing special economic interests. Four-fifths of them were public creditors, one-third were land speculators, and one-fifth represented interests in shipping, manufacturing, and merchandising. Most of them were lawyers. Not one of them represented the interest of production — Vilescit origine tali. (the dice were loaded from the start)
Albert Jay Nock, Liberty vs. the Constitution: The Early Struggle
https://mises.org/library/liberty-vs-constitution-early-struggle