If GW were alive today questions about Church v State would probably be way down on his list of “WTF is going on here?!”.
I mean the BoR applying to the States, individual taxes, the stupid amount of power that the Federal Government has, the utter disregard of the 9th and 10th Amendments, our large standing Army…all of these things would be of WAY more concern and confusion to him.
As Washington himself noted, “To place any dependence upon militia, is, assuredly, resting upon a broken staff.” He was foundational in establishing the Legion of the United States and establishment of the US Navy as a permanent standing force, and was generally aligned with the Federalists who wanted a stronger Federal government. I presume by ‘individual taxes’ you mean income tax, considering that one of the first taxes in the USA was levied on individuals producing alcohol, which Washington was willing to use force to ensure compliance with.
If GW were alive today questions about Church v State would probably be way down on his list of “WTF is going on here?!”.
I mean the BoR applying to the States, individual taxes, the stupid amount of power that the Federal Government has, the utter disregard of the 9th and 10th Amendments, our large standing Army…all of these things would be of WAY more concern and confusion to him.
As Washington himself noted, “To place any dependence upon militia, is, assuredly, resting upon a broken staff.” He was foundational in establishing the Legion of the United States and establishment of the US Navy as a permanent standing force, and was generally aligned with the Federalists who wanted a stronger Federal government. I presume by ‘individual taxes’ you mean income tax, considering that one of the first taxes in the USA was levied on individuals producing alcohol, which Washington was willing to use force to ensure compliance with.