On the Road, You See the Darnedest Things
by Vince Daliessio
For example, an unintentional perfect synopsis of where and when America went wrong.
Exhibit # 1 - In the vestibule of the Woodrow Wilson Rest Area on the New Jersey Turnpike, there is a small shrine to Wilson, no doubt commissioned by current New Jersey Governor Jim "Soak The Rich" McGreevy. It includes this list;
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WILSON ADMINISTRATION
1913 Wilson signed a bill creating an independent Department of Labor.
1913 Amendment 17 to the Constitution providing for the election of U.S. Senators by popular vote instead of state legislatures, became law.
1913 Congress passed the Underwood Tariff Act and established the Federal Reserve System.
1914 Congress passed the Clayton Antitrust Act, and created the Federal Trade Commission.
1914 Wilson emphasized U.S. neutrality after the outbreak of World War I in Europe.
1914 The Panama Canal opens for shipping.
1915 First transcontinental telephone line was established.
1917 Congress approved the purchase of the Virgin Islands from Denmark.
1917 (April 6, 1917) Congress declared War against Germany.
1918 (January 8, 1918) Wilson set forth the Fourteen Points.
1918 (October 6 � November 11, 1918) Wilson negotiated the armistice with Germany.
1919 (January 18 � June 28, 1919) Wilson helped draft the Versailles Treaty at the Paris Peace Conference.
1919 Amendment 19 to the Constitution, banning the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages, became law.
1920 Congress rejected the Versailles Treaty and American membership in the League of Nations.
1920 Amendment 19 to the Constitution, giving women the right to vote, became law.
I can see, charitably, exactly two items that qualify as highlights from a constitutional perspective - can you find two or more?