The Constitutional Flaw Enabling Tyranny

And How Defective Individuals Use it to Exploit Government Power

The Constitution’s failure to enshrine individual rights as inalienable, prioritizing instead the state’s authority to tax, is the original sin of American governance. This flaw not only dismantled the recognition and respect for property rights but also created a system where psychologically defective individuals—driven by narcissistic, tyrannical, and authoritarian impulses—are drawn to government roles. Where else can they legally threaten physical force against honest, peaceful citizens without facing jail? The vast majority of politicians and bureaucrats—arguably 99%—seek power, career advancement, and personal gratification, not public service. Their legal yet immoral coercion, enabled by this constitutional defect, has fueled an oppressive, inefficient government that betrays the liberty-focused vision of the Founders and the Declaration of Independence. From the unconstitutional central bank to the abandonment of specie and the abuse of emergency powers, modern government serves as a playground for those who relish dominating others.

The Constitutional Flaw: Enabling Coercion and Attracting the Defective

The Declaration of Independence, inspired by Enlightenment thinkers like John Locke, proclaimed individual rights—life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness—as inalienable, existing prior to government and inviolable by it. This philosophy positioned government as a servant tasked with protecting these rights. Yet, the Constitution, drafted to replace the weak Articles of Confederation, failed to explicitly protect inalienable rights, instead granting Congress broad authority to “lay and collect Taxes” (Article I, Section 8). This critical flaw empowered the state to use physical force—fines, seizures, imprisonment—against honest, peaceful citizens to enforce compliance, a power immoral and illegal for non-government actors.

This coercive authority eroded the sanctity of property rights, enabling taxation and regulation to override individual autonomy. More insidiously, it created a unique environment where defective individuals, driven by a need to control others, are drawn to government. Normal, morally sound people recoil at threatening force against peaceful citizens; only those with narcissistic, tyrannical tendencies seek such power. Government roles, shielded by legal sanction, allow these individuals to indulge their authoritarian impulses without consequence, imposing irrational mandates on citizens who dare to act according to reason.

The Psychology of Control: A Moral and Psychological Defect

The constitutional flaw explains why government attracts defective personalities. These individuals exhibit authoritarian traits: a craving for power, a preference for rigid hierarchies, and an intolerance for individual autonomy. They find perverse satisfaction in dictating behavior, not for the “public good”, but to reinforce their superiority. Policies like mandates on recycling procedures or licensing requirements for small businesses burden citizens without clear benefit, yet allow bureaucrats to flex their authority, backed by the threat of force. For example, regulations requiring specific packaging for food vendors or exhaustive record-keeping for minor transactions lack justification but enable coercion, delighting those who crave control.

Outside government, such behavior—threatening force to compel compliance—would be recognized as manipulative, coercive, and evil, akin to narcissistic or authoritarian disorders. The Constitution’s failure to protect inalienable rights, including property rights, legitimizes this coercion, granting defective individuals the power to impose irrationality on peaceful citizens under the guise of “leadership.” This raises a profound moral question: does legality absolve their ethical corruption, or does it mask a deeper failing that would be criminal in any other context?

The Unconstitutional Central Bank: Centralizing Coercive Power

The establishment of the Federal Reserve in 1913 epitomizes how the constitutional flaw enabled coercive overreach. The Constitution grants Congress the power to “coin Money, regulate the Value thereof” (Article I, Section 8), implicitly tied to specie—gold or silver. The Founders, wary of centralized control, excluded provisions for a national bank, with Thomas Jefferson and James Madison opposing Alexander Hamilton’s First Bank in 1791 as unconstitutional.

The Federal Reserve Act centralized economic power, allowing a quasi-private entity to manipulate interest rates, print money, and shape the economy without accountability. This power, rooted in the Constitution’s taxing authority and lack of rights protections, enables coercive government expansion—funding programs, wars, and deficits through inflationary fiat currency. The legal authority to impose economic control attracts defective individuals who relish forcing citizens to comply, eroding property rights and economic freedom while enriching the powerful.

The Abandonment of Specie: A Monetary Betrayal

The Constitution’s reference to coining money implied specie—gold or silver—as the currency standard, reinforced by Article I, Section 10, which prohibits states from using anything else as legal tender. This protected property rights by ensuring monetary stability and limiting government overreach. Early U.S. currency, backed by precious metals, preserved citizens’ wealth.

The shift from specie, beginning with Civil War “greenbacks” and finalized in 1971 with the gold standard’s abandonment, enabled inflation and economic manipulation, eroding purchasing power. This violation of the Founders’ intent, facilitated by the Constitution’s failure to protect inalienable rights, empowers defective bureaucrats to control economic life, using legal force to impose their will on peaceful citizens, further undermining property rights.

The Abuse of Emergency Powers: Coercion Under Pretext

The exploitation of emergency powers reveals how the constitutional flaw enables coercion. The Constitution does not grant emergency powers, yet leaders invoke them, citing “national emergencies.” Executive orders during the COVID-19 response or post-9/11 security measures restricted freedoms—business operations, personal movement—backed by force, often without legislative oversight. These actions rely on the Constitution’s lack of explicit rights protections, allowing defective leaders to bypass checks and balances.

The constitutionality of these powers is dubious. While the Supreme Court has upheld some under the “necessary and proper” clause (Article I, Section 8), cases like Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer (1952) limit overreach. Unchallenged emergency declarations delight those who crave control, eroding the Founders’ vision of limited government.

The Relentless Growth of Government Power

The unchecked expansion of government authority, enabled by the constitutional flaw, reflects the motives of defective individuals. The Code of Federal Regulations, exceeding 185,000 pages, covers everything from workplace safety to product labeling. Rules like mandatory reporting for small businesses or packaging requirements for vendors serve little public good but entrench control, backed by legal force, to the delight of the tyrannical.

This growth is deliberate. Politicians and bureaucrats resist reforms that would reduce their influence, perpetuating a system that prioritizes compliance over reason. Whatever the party in power, the pattern persists: government grows, and liberty contracts, as property rights are trampled.

The Founders’ Vision and Its Erosion

The Founders, shaped by resistance to tyranny, designed a government of limited powers. The Constitution’s enumerated powers, Bill of Rights, and reliance on specie aimed to protect liberty. Yet, its failure to enshrine inalienable rights allowed coercive taxation and regulation to flourish, eroding property rights. The Sixteenth Amendment (1913), enabling federal income tax, and the Federal Reserve exemplify this erosion. The shift from specie and abuse of emergency powers further diverge from the Founders’ vision, creating a system that undermines freedom.

Why Government Never Improves

Why does government grow more oppressive? The Constitution’s failure to protect inalienable rights, combined with the allure of coercive power for defective individuals, drives this trend. Normal people would not seek to threaten force against honest, peaceful citizens; only those with tyrannical tendencies do. Judge their intent by actions: Does government shrink? Do regulations decrease? The answer is no, reflecting the moral and psychological failings of those who thrive on coercion.

Conclusion

The Constitution’s failure to enshrine inalienable rights, prioritizing taxation, has enabled a government that legally threatens force against honest, peaceful citizens, eroding property rights and attracting defective individuals with tyrannical tendencies. The unconstitutional Federal Reserve, abandonment of specie, abuse of emergency powers, and irrational regulations shatter the Founders’ vision. Citizens must focus on the reason for the growth of government power and the erosion of liberty, recognizing the moral corruption of those who wield it. Only by addressing this constitutional flaw can we design a system that prioritizes individual rights over bureaucratic domination.