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Taverner

(55,476 posts) Tue Jun 25, 2013, 02:57 PM Jun 2013

It's time again for "When did the USA cease being a Republic and instead an Empire?" [View all]

Was it 1963?

Was it 1968?

Was it 1980?

Was it 1991?

Was it 2000?

Or was it 1886? (Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad)

Was it always an empire?

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It's time again for "When did the USA cease being a Republic and instead an Empire?" [View all] Taverner Jun 2013 OP

Always been an empire. Democracyinkind Jun 2013 #1

I had a weird urge a few years ago Hydra Jun 2013 #2

After WWII LeftInTX Jun 2013 #3

When the Articles of Confederation were replaced by the United State Constitution FarCenter Jun 2013 #4

It may have been planned that way from the beginning. Uncle Joe Jun 2013 #5