View Poll Results: Who was the Worst Anti-Liberty American of All Time? (Fun Poll) http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=216161 Benedict Arnold
Traitor. Had his plot to give up West Point gone through, the British would have controlled the entire Hudson river and split the colonies in half. Hence, Washington would not have made it down to Yorktown, and we probably would have lost the Revolutionary War. Alexander Hamilton To some, the devil incarnate. At first a Patriot, but once the Constitution was ratified, Hamilton immediately twisted the text and pushed for bigger government. Was the driving force behind the 1st National Bank, and his actions at the Whiskey Rebellion are despicable. On top of that, he cheated on his wife. Aaron Burr The black sheep of the Founding Fathers, and the grandson of Jonathan Edwards. Opportunistic & talented with no principles whatsoever, sort of like Bill Clinton. His extant writings contain nary a principled political thought. Also involved in treasonous activities until rooted out by Thomas Jefferson. He also had a knack for soaking vulnerable women for their money. Though question; ever heard an Aaron Burr quote? John Marshall Had a mixed record as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Usually sided with bigger government. His legal analysis was the slash-and-burn type, it sounded OK until you took a closer look. If there was a gray area, Marshall usually twisted the text for more central power. Nicholas Biddle Corrupt leader of the 2nd national Bank. Became president of the bank in 1822, at the end of Monroe's term. By that time, Monroe was getting old and was in poor health, and was unable to keep an eye on him. John Quincy Adams did nothing about Biddle either, but then Jackson (with help from an aging James Madison) took him down. John Calhoun The greatest and most eloquent defender of slavery in American history. Always defended the power of the State, rather than the right of the individual. Henry Clay Although a great statesman, he had a mixed record over his long career. Pushed for the "American System", that is, lots of protective tariffs (as opposed to revenue tariffs), unconstitutional & corrupting internal improvements, and nationalized banking. Abraham Lincoln To many, the devil incarnate. Violated the Constitution, suspended habeas corpus, arrested political opponents, and started a bloody war of aggression. Never learned much about the Constitution, despite his legal training. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Overlooked by many Libertarians, Holmes is the worst Supreme Court Justice of all time. He spent 30 years on the Supreme Court promoting bigger government and twisting the Constitution. His dissent in Lochner vs. New York (1905) was just a harbinger. Since he was a brilliant scholar, his decisions had the illusion of Constitutionality. Charles Beard Overlooked by most Libertarians, Beard provided the intellectual fodder for big government in the 20th century with his monumental Economic Interpretation of the Constitution (1913), a book that posited a vast conspiracy by the Founding Fathers to exploit the poor; replacing the traditional view that the Founders were motivated by virtue and learning. This book contained a vast amount of economic data that took decades to debunk. Beard followed in 1915 with a book trashing Thomas Jefferson. Beard did more than anyone in history to undermine the authority of the Founding Fathers and his influence lingers to this day. Woodrow Wilson As a native of Virginia and a graduate of Princeton, Wilson betrayed the legacy of James Madison. Under his leadership, we had the coup d'etat of 1913; the income tax, the direct election of Senators, and the Federal Reserve Act (which was clearly unconstitutional per James Madison's bank veto of January, 1815). Wilson also fired all the black people in the federal government, and replaced them with white people, and segregated federal offices. Also, in 1913, we had Charles Beard's first book (above) and the orchestrated Italian Hall mass murder in upper Michigan. In 1914, we got the Harrison Act and the beginning of the war on drugs. In 1915, the sinking of the Lusitania fraud, and Beard's second book. In 1917, the Zimmerman telegram fraud & then our entry into WWI. Wilson is also responsible for the worldwide influenza outbreak, as infected American troops were deliberately moved around the country and the world to mix with virgin populations, as war was more important to Wilson, than life. Franklin Roosevelt A big government, socialist war monger. Lyndon Johnson A big government, socialist war monger. Ronald Ray-gun A war mongering big government neo-fascist who has betrayed the word "Libertarian" and "conservative". Escalated the war on drugs, and kept the Cold War fraud going on for an extra eight years. Antonin Scalia Pure evil. A brilliant scholar, he has polluted the term "originalist" and always votes in favor of a police state. George Bush, Sr. Pure evil. Escalated the Drug War, invaded Panama, etc. Bill Clinton 'Aaron Burr' with worse pedigree. Opportunistic with no principles. Engineered a series of false-flag events and other murders, including the first WTC bombing, Waco, Vince Foster's murder, Oklahoma City, Ron Brown's murder, TWA 800, and the USS Cole. Before that, he was known in Arkansas for the Clinton body count. Basically, a corporate socialist. George Bush, Jr. Considered by even non-Libertarians to be one of the worst presidents of all time. Dick Cheney Darth Vader, along with his sidekick Donald Rumsfeld, planned the 9/11 terrorist attacks and planned two wars of aggression. Also involved in the murder of Pat Tillman and the Jessica Lynch fraud. Barack Obama Following the footsteps and policies of George Bush, Jr., and is the subject of a new film; Fall of the Republic. Now is your time to vent! http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=216161
