privatization of the US's banking interests actually date's back to one of our nuttiest Presidents Andrew Jackson (fun facts about Jackson, he nearly beat a would be assassin to death with his cane after a failed attempt on his life, the assassin only survived the attack because Jackson was restrained, He shot and killed 2 men in duels, one of which was for insulting his wife and the other was Charles Dinkinson, He wrecked up the white house in his inaugural ball)
who saw to the closure of the National Bank and moved funds to "pet" state banks and continued said trend.
As far as if Americans should be concerned about the private nature of the fed, mercy no if it's private politicians can get dip their grubby little fingers in to like what happened with social security.
Second thing the Federal Reserve is different than the US mint, which is under the authority of congress and they are the ones that print money.
As far as the Constitution being trampled, as long as the supreme court doesn't deem something unconstitutional it is for all intents and purposes constituational,
The US constitution is an interpretive document different courts have found different meaning in it's words, Thing such as the right to privacy, seperation of church and state, and some of the extension on congressional authority over trade and business come from various interpretations commerce clause which come from the different interpretations of the constitution's wording, No where are a whole lot of things said but the courts have ruled on them as they have seen fit with Judicial activism, frankly the way the US works would be a far different place if court rulings were only through strict constructionalism
Second amendments can always be added to make various things constitutional
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NOW A PUNISHER CAB!!!!!!!!!!!!!
