"The scenes playing out in Minneapolis in recent weeks offer an object lesson in the dangers of federal overreach. After the killings of two American citizens to say nothing of the brutal treatment of immigrants, both legal and otherwise the outrage is palpable and growing. This is yet another moment when a little history might have helped Donald Trump. The president is apparently blissfully unaware"
"Case in point: the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, a deeply unpopular law that effectively radicalized large swaths of the American electorate. It led to widespread civil disobedience, the destruction of a major political party and, thankfully, accelerated the end of slavery itself. Its lessons are ones Republicans should ponder and fast. The Fugitive Slave Act was part of a larger set of bills known collectively as the Compromise of 1850,"
Scenes in Minneapolis illustrate the dangers of federal overreach after the killings of two American citizens and harsh treatment of immigrants, producing growing outrage. Attempts by the federal government to impose unpopular policies on unwilling populations often fail and can politically destroy those who wield such power. The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 radicalized large swaths of the electorate, provoking widespread civil disobedience, the collapse of a major political party, and hastening slavery's end. The Act empowered federal marshals and commissioners to capture alleged fugitives without jury trials, with financial incentives favoring returns to enslavement.
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