The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871

It was February 21, 1871 that the 41st US Congress sold out the Republic. On this date, Congress passed an Act titled: “An Act To Provide A Government for the District of Columbia.” Also known as the “Act of 1871.” Congress, illegally acting on its own behalf, created a separate form of government for the District of Columbia.

Then Congress (realizing that our country was in severe financial difficulty) cut a deal with the international bankers, in the process incurring a debt to those bankers. The international bankers were not about to lend our floundering nation any money without some serious stipulations. So, they devised a brilliant way of getting their foot in the door of the United States and thus, the Act of 1871 was passed.