Also i would like to point out that the dynamic of our government and the framers original intent for our country changed with one single event...
The power to vote in US senators was originall in the hands of each states legislative branch... This all changed with the 17’th amednment alloweing the hords the ability to to vote in there senator’s.
This very action IMO is the most underated event in our nations history.... The country from that point on would never be the same and the people where given the ability to vote themselves a new car house etc with tax payer funds
I agree totally. As an aside, the framers of our constitution never cease to amaze me. The intelligence, common sense, and fortitude under great strain they displayed was staggering.
Underated, Indeed.
Giving women the right to vote came about at around the same time also helped change the electorate in a way that has increased the tendency towards socialism. No offense to the ladies here, who are all equally capable of voting as their husbands, but the government was fundamentally changed from adding women to the mix. What the prior system did was make the family the basic voting unit, represented by the head of the household. I don't think it's wrong to suggest that women as a whole vote differently than men as a whole, and that we get a different type of nation if one or the other is in the mix. We used to be patriarchal. We have never been matriarchal, but ever since the 21st Amendment, we have been moving to a more feminized society. You can debate whether that is a good thing or a bad thing, but it is definitely a reason why we have an Obama as President and a welfare state.