In his new guide entitled The Federal Reserve: A New Historical past, Robert Hetzel notes the next:

The 1912 Democratic Platform opposed “the so-called Aldrich invoice or the institution of a central financial institution” and demanded “safety kind the management of . . . the cash belief”

A 12 months later Woodrow Wilson signed the Federal Reserve Act.

One can discover many comparable examples all through US historical past.  President McKinley held dovish views on international coverage, after which led us into battle in opposition to Spain.  The Democratic platform of 1932 promising a balanced finances.  Lyndon Johnson warned that Goldwater would lead us into battle in Vietnam.  The examples are limitless.

Does this imply that elections should not have penalties?  I don’t suppose so, for a number of causes.  First, there are a lot of examples of candidates fulfilling their marketing campaign pledges after being elected.  However for my part an important position of elections is in encouraging good habits.  Leaders know that when the nation does poorly, the incumbent is prone to be thrown out.  This provides leaders extra of an incentive to please the voters by producing peace and prosperity.  Elections are a tool for disciplining politicians.

It’s no shock that elected leaders typically abolish democracy when they’re about to interact in ruinous ventures.  Thus Hitler abolished German democracy within the Nineteen Thirties, and Putin has abolished Russian democracy lately.