“...but Progressives took it up again, and in 1913 gave us both the 16th amendment and the Federal Reserve.”
You are correct, except I would say:
..but our fellow American voters put Progressives into power and they voted for their state representatives who gave us both the 16th amendment and the Federal Reserve.
[pgr88, this is not directed at you. just feel like venting]
Now, as then, our fellow American voters put Progressives into power (Reid, Boxer, Kennedy, Pelosi, Obama ad nauseum) and therefore are THE problem.
We gripe, groan and moan about the elected representatives and if they didn’t get enough votes to gain power, they would be back in their respective communities where they belong. The problem is that our neighbors have pulled the lever for Progressives (and loudly expressed their support for Progressive policies) time and time again.
This applies mainly to the “Democrats”, but in some key instances also applies to the liberal faction of the Republican Party as well.
In November, there will be possibly one more chance for the voters to get it right. If history is any indicator, literally tens of millions of our fellow Americans will vote for the Progressives yet again. Hopefully, they won’t prevail, but I’m not holding my breath.
I know one thing. My (our) grandchildren don’t deserve what those people have done and are doing to our country.
There. I feel better (but not much)
Only down ticket. mitt is an effective liberal progressive. obie is a a bumbling marxist fraud.
OF course, if every person who claimed to be a Conservative would vote for the actual Conservative who is running for the top slot right now, then neither mitt nor obie would win.
You are correct. To a large extent, “we” get the Gov’t we deserve.