Technically speaking The Republic ended with the passage of the 17th Amendment.
>>Technically speaking The Republic ended with the passage of the 17th Amendment.<<
That was the beginning of the end and it is sad so few peoplw understand that.
Of course, the 19th was the nail in the coffin (*runs*).
QFT: “Technically speaking The Republic ended with the passage of the 17th Amendment.”
Can’t be said enough, IMO.