This Day In History

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Originally Posted by The Poet

And in 1798 John Adams passed the first of the Alien and Sedition Acts, relating to restrictions on immigration, which was opposed by many as being detrimental to American principles. Thankfully, we have evolved past such issues.

Oddly enough, Adams was a Federalist in a Federalist controlled government when he pulled this nonsense.
The Feds just wanted to shut up the burgeoning Democratic-Republican party and remain in power.
This move stuck a fork in the Federalists, lost them the 1800 election, and allowed Thomas Jefferson to take office.
The Alien act was repealed in 1802, and the Sedition Act was left to expire.

John Adams was a total blockhead, quite frankly.
Always on the wrong side of the fence, promoting French and English ideals, and just normally wrong.
His boy was his polar opposite and very much galvanized our independence.

On a personal basis, I really enjoy this very period of our country's history.
The whole Thomas Jefferson era, actually.
If it's okay, I'm just gonna continue to blather, Thomas.
I ****in LOVE history.