Names
Jackson.
Lincoln.
Wilson.
Roosevelt.
Nixon*.
Bush.
Each name like the thud of a wrecking ball against the edifice of the constitutional government of 1787. The walls are strong. Some names shock harder than others. The damage accumulates. The last is not the strongest. But the edifice is weaker.
*Watergate, historically, will be the short final chapter. The longer ones will be on meddling in the economy and the currency, the impudent expansion of executive powers.
Lincoln.
Wilson.
Roosevelt.
Nixon*.
Bush.
Each name like the thud of a wrecking ball against the edifice of the constitutional government of 1787. The walls are strong. Some names shock harder than others. The damage accumulates. The last is not the strongest. But the edifice is weaker.
*Watergate, historically, will be the short final chapter. The longer ones will be on meddling in the economy and the currency, the impudent expansion of executive powers.
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