The Constitution was written by wealthy, landowning gentleman-farmers. Looking more closely, we can see that the wealthiest, largest skin-in-the-game landowners demanded the legalized right to own chattel property and not pay taxes. Only in vying for political power did the North and South agree on a three-fifths compromise on the human soul.
George Washington became General Washington and then President Washington because he had the biggest pot: the most to lose and gain. As landowners, Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Madison, and Monroe had reason to organize men to fight the revolutionary war from 1775-1783. These scheming elitists slyly drafted a Constitution in which that “peculiar institution” referred directly to slavery. The ownership of humans was not only permitted, but welcomed as a set-aside for propertied men. The more land you owned, the more free, perpetual chattel labor allowed and the wealthier you became if you were a melanin-recessive man. For example, George Washington possessed 317 slaves, 193 of them through his wife Martha and he owned 52,200 acres of land so of course he’s going to general because he had skin in.
Let me be clear. The Constitution of the wealthy landowners was written by the people (wealthy landowners) for the people (wealthy landowners). Non-propertied white men, Blacks, slaves, and women were not the recipients of the Constitution’s affirmative action plan for the landed rich. The pursuit of happiness originally written as “the pursuit of [land/chattel] property” and in the final draft changed because it was less direct and therefore less vulgar. Slavery was worse than vulgar. It was immoral, cruel and highly profitable.
The Constitution was written for the wealthy one percent who owned land because any melanin recessive could come to America, but only men could own property and sign contracts. Women could inherit from a family member, but this became as a dowry once married. White women were however allowed to purchase chattel property and acquire slaves. They Were Her Property goes into detail on slave-owning Caucasian women like Marthas’ Washington and Jefferson whose wealth, property including slaves and inheritance were retained by each husband, George and Thomas, upon death.
It’s important to understand that the American revolution was orchestrated by Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison and Monroe because these robust landowners did not was to pay a tax on the tobacco or tea that their slaves labored to harvest. Today, we call these entities corporations and their shareholders still not want to pay taxes. As Warren Buffet, the billionaire, pointed out in 2003, he paid less taxes than his secretary. Ten years later, he again bragged that he still pays less. If he didn’t, his accounting firm would not be rehired. In other words, the laws and the Constitution were designed to protect the wealthy from taxes and accountability.
Telling you that America provides an opportunity for everyone to succeed appears true until you dig down into the Constitution, Bill of Rights and anti-trust law. It’s then that you understand that this country was created for open markets and to drive profit at any cost no matter how immoral or despicable. As we know, slaves and women could not own landed property.
Two hundred and forty-six years later and the one percent don’t just own seventy percent of the property as they did when the Constitution was written. Now the rich have title to over ninety percent of the assets, land and wealth having replaced labor with mechanization. These corporations pay little to no taxes to the American government. Equally, the government refuses (Congress/Senate/President) to pass legislation (H.R.40) to even study let alone pay restitution for stolen labor. The United States government legalized slavery and torture and the descendants of slaves continue to await their reparations check which is due and payable.
America and supposedly the world mourn the death of Elizabeth of Windsor. After all, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have a currency, language and culture tied to Britain. By why would the United States even call Elizabeth by that title given America’s supposed disdain of the imperialism that defined England they left in the 18th century? Have we forgotten the reason this country is called a republic and not a commonwealth? Was the war not fought for independence so that no imperial power could be imposed? Whose queen was she then?
Those “founding fathers” or in the words of attorney Alton Maddox, fleeing felons never cut ties to the UK and were always loyal to the crown. They just didn’t want to pay taxes. Fast forward, here we are today and America’s gilded, capitalist class still view Elizabeth as their queen, want no part of paying taxes to the US government and certainly don’t want to pay restitution to the descendants of slaves.
These modern day noblesse oblige have no loyalty to democracy, only to the currency; whatever flows. They tease you with the illusion of the Preamble, but know that the Constitution defines their right to maintain wealth above all else. The Bill of Rights affirms specific protections so long as they do not interfere with the open markets of the one percent.
It’s a shell game; a loyal tease. You can watch, but you don’t get to play. You just pay.