[Remember_Salamis]

DiLorenzo's point is that the 16th wouldn't have meant anything if there was a TRUE SENATE there to block the growth of government.

[muawiyah]

I forgot to remember when it was that the Senate ever served to block the growth of government.

Maybe someone else remembers that.

[nicollo]

Remember_Salamis wrote:

DiLorenzo's point is that the 16th wouldn't have meant anything if there was a TRUE SENATE there to block the growth of government.

Is my math wrong, or did the 17th amendment not come after the 16th? The 16th was a primarily Southern Democrat and generally Democrat initiative, and was first ratified by the Southern states. Or, does DiLorenzo think that the Democratic party was duped into it by Northern Republicans?

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AntiBurr wrote:

The Federal Reserve Act was brought up, and voted on on Christmas Eve when the majority of legislators were absent.

The Fed. Act was the product of FIVE YEARS of serious Congressional and public debate. Aldrich toured the nation to publicize it, and it was a priority of both the Taft and Wilson administrations. It was DULY passed by Congress, and DULY signed by the President.