On Rolling Back That Dreaded Year: 1913

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By, Chris Rossini

In respect to liberty, 1913 was a dark year in U.S. history.

Three key pieces of legislation were passed that (now 100 years later) have individual liberty seriously on the rocks. They were:

1. The 16th Amendment, which created the Federal Income Tax
2. The 17th Amendment, which created the Popular Election of Senators
3. The creation of The Federal Reserve

It took almost 100 years, but there finally came a breakthrough for the cause of liberty.

His name? Ron Paul.

We're all very fortunate that Ron Paul let The Federal Reserve & Income Tax genies out of the bottle. Wide public attention was finally achieved. Here was a man, who had the guts to call for the abolition of both on the public stage. And now, there are passionate numberseducating others to keep the ball rolling.

If these goals come to pass, and how far away we are from such accomplishments is anyone's guess, and really secondary to a very important fact. Before Ron Paul, there was no fire. Now, it exists.

All that stands in the way now is persistence and time. And fortunately, Ron Paul (the private citizen) will still be leading the charge.

Of the three aforementioned pieces of legislation which planted the seeds of our massive leviathan, one still needs more attention, the abolition of the 17th Amendment which created the Popular Election of Senators.

For those unaware of the significance and damage that the 17th Amendment has caused, I'm going to quote the great Judge Andrew Napolitano from his fantastic book Theodore & Woodrow: How Two American Presidents Destroyed Constitutional Freedom:

The passing of the Seventeenth Amendment was an important aspect of the goal of concentration of power, because it destroyed the balance of powers between the states, the people, and the federal government that the Constitution had originally set out; and it prevented the states as states from blocking federal encroachments of their sovereignty...

The idea was first debated at the Constitutional Convention but voted down by a proportion of ten to one. The government that the Founding Fathers would establish was to be a constitutional federation of states. Therefore, the states needed to have a seat at the federal table. Through state legislatures selecting their U.S. senators, the states as states would be materially and consequently involved in the federal government...

[ With the 17th Amendment ] senators were directly elected by the people of their state. In doing so, states were removed from the federal table, and power was concentrated in Washington, D.C.​

Slick Willy's favorite Republican President, Teddy Roosevelt stated in 1911, that the Progressives needed to "fearlessly champion a system of increased Governmental control, paying no heed to the cries of worthy people who denounce this as Socialistic."

Needless to say, 1913 was a dream come true for the Progressives. Only a few short years later, the U.S. government (now with a money printing central bank), was in a position to go in for the kill.

The U.S. entry into World War I, would be like the lifting of a giant net that contained the individual liberties of millions of Americans.

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The vast growth of the U.S. state was now on its way....and would only continue to pick up steam with each passing Administration.

One hundred years later, it is now we who desire liberty who are in the position to pick up steam. The U.S. government is like a dam with a million holes that it's constantly trying to patch. It's vicious teeth are also showing more and more. Even average Americans are starting to get a little squirmish with TSA, drones, NDAA, kill lists, etc...

Ron Paul brought to the public eye both the crimes of The Federal Reserve and the idea of abolishing the Income Tax.

And now, happily, there is a bill put forth down in the Georgia Legislature. It is sponsored by 6 representatives.

The purpose of the bill?

A RESOLUTION requesting the United States Congress to repeal the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

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May it be a first step in taking down the third pillar to The Progressive Nightmare that we all live through today.

http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2013/02/on-rolling-back-that-dreaded-year-1913.html

 

[CaptLouAlbano]

It's nice to see some discussion about the 17th Amendment. That has been a particular issue of mine for longer than I can remember. With the emphasis on states rights becoming more popular, especially in the wake of Obamacare, it is possible that the repeal of the 17th can be brought into the mainstream of thought.