1913 and the Federal Reserve act was essentially a coup imo.

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1913 and the Federal Reserve act was essentially a coup imo.

  1. The establishment of a central bank
  2. The imposition of an income tax
  3. The popular election of federal senators

I never realized before what a major change the last point was. But before, state representatives would choose their federal senators, and the people would elect the state government, or something like that. The federal senators were therefore on a much tighter leash and under more direct scrutiny.

By shifting their election to the people, who can't understand whether the senators are actually acting in their interest when they're out in DC, it's easier to buy off senators and have them serve private interests rather than their states.

That's a major downgrade from the original system, and why I think there's a definite line that can be drawn between the original, working constitution and the post-coup constitution.

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