You make excellent points.
We could also argue that American liberty ended with the Civil War and the coercion of the South in the North’s priorities.
Or even with the Whisky Rebellion put down by George Washington.
I won’t get into a discussion of all that; it’s clear enough that the nation has passed a major landmark in the long and lamentable history of government power grabs.
I’m sure the Founding Fathers are reeling in their graves at the subversion of their noble intentions.
A major landmark indeed.
It’s clear that the biggest threat to the freedom and prosperity of the productive American Citizenry emanates from the Federal Government in Washington DC.
Universal Suffrage must end, and the Capital rotated amongst the States.