If you have materials or links to any of your graphical or summarized elements, I would be forever in your debt.
The entire American experiment started to delaminate at the Civil War. States rights essentially went out the window.
The death of states rights was the biggest loss of the entire war.
I don't have much in the way of graphical representations, but I have long been thinking of creating some. I've got some ideas for what I consider pretty devastating graphical arguments for what happened, but making them is quite labor intensive for me, and I already have too many other jobs i'm shirking in preference to posting on these threads.
When I make some, I'll send them to you.
The entire American experiment started to delaminate at the Civil War. States rights essentially went out the window.
Absolutely. The FedGov turned into something the Federalist never envisioned, but oddly enough it turned into exactly what the anti-federalists predicted.
Antifederalist #29.
A standing army in the hands of a government placed so independent of the people, may be made a fatal instrument to overturn the public liberties; it may be employed to enforce the collection of the most oppressive taxes; and to carry into execution the most arbitrary measures. An ambitious man who may have the army at his devotion, may step up into the throne, and seize upon absolute power.
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The militia of Pennsylvania may be marched to New England or Virginia to quell an insurrection occasioned by the most galling oppression, and aided by the standing army, they will no doubt be successful in subduing their liberty and independency. But in so doing, although the magnanimity of their minds will be extinguished, yet the meaner passions of resentment and revenge will be increased, and these in turn will be the ready and obedient instruments of despotism to enslave the others; and that with an irritated vengeance. Thus may the militia be made the instruments of crushing the last efforts of expiring liberty, of riveting the chains of despotism on their fellow-citizens, and on one another. This power can be exercised not only without violating the Constitution, but in strict conformity with it; it is calculated for this express purpose, and will doubtless be executed accordingly.
In what way?