The Imperial Provinces of America

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John Barlow: “The American Republic is dead. Hail the American Empire.” The entirety of this article is late–Twentieth century left-wing hand-wringing, which is supposed to be substitutable for a moral conscience. Like the difference between aspartame and sucrose, however, the substitution rarely ever works.

He quotes Abraham Lincoln, who rightly notes the reasons that the executive does not have the power to wage war. This is ironic, because Lincoln’s reign is the era when America became an empire. Are you just now noticing this? When was the last time your State complained about the violation of its sovereignty by the Federal government? Hasn’t happened recently? Well. It’s not much of a State then, is it? More like… a province. Son, you’ve been living in an Empire of Provinces since the day you were born. Welcome to the resistance.

But, most importantly, the approval of force in Iraq is not a blanket cheque transferring the war powers to the executive branch. That’s a red herring, and it just is not true.

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