I think there is a lot of good stuff in this overly long article. I found the historical research to be interesting. The diatribe against banking strikes me as an unnecessary and somewhat kookie distraction. The same probably applies to the attack on lawyers.
One can find quotes to the effect that banks rule the world, or lawyers rule the world, or fill-in-the-blank rule the world. Just because someone said so in the past does not make it true.
If this 13th Amendment was passed, we should recognize that it was passed. Stop there until consensus if formed. It’s not a matter of “I like it; it was passed,” or “I don’t like it, it was not passed.”
“Stop there until consensus if formed.”
Should have read “Stop there until consensus is formed.”