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The Illusion of Power
“Washington’s empire isn’t falling — because it never existed. What falls now is only the illusion.”
Washington carries itself as if it were an empire—untouchable, supreme, the centerpiece of the Republic. Marble buildings, domes, columns, and constant echoes of power create the illusion of size. But strip away the monuments, and the truth stands bare: the federal government is not an empire. It never was, and it never can be.
Its land is small, its wealth is borrowed, its power is conditional. Washington exists only because the states feed it. And the moment that flow is broken, the empire vanishes into what it truly is: a small city shouting into the wind.
Geographic Reality
The District of Columbia covers just 68 square miles—smaller than many American counties. Remove the marble monuments and symbolism, and what remains is a single city with no farms, no industries, and no resources of its own. It produces nothing to feed or defend itself.
Every soldier comes from the states. Every crop, every gallon of fuel, every rail line that sustains Washington originates beyond its borders. Without the states, D.C. is not the heart of the Republic. It is only another municipality on the map.
Financial Reality
The federal government generates no wealth. It spends only what it takes from the labor and taxes of the states. California alone contributes over 15% of federal revenue. New York, Texas, and a few others account for much of the rest.
Most states take more than they give. Washington’s flow of money depends heavily on a handful of key contributors. If those contributors withhold, the illusion of federal supremacy collapses. The money stops, and the machine halts.
An empire must create and sustain itself. Washington does neither. It only redistributes what the states hand it. That is not empire—it is dependency dressed as power.
Constitutional Reality
The states are not subsidiaries of Washington. Each is a sovereign government with its own constitution, legislature, courts, and guards. The federal structure exists only because those states agreed to unite for mutual defense and shared interest.
The Constitution is a compact, not a surrender. Power was never ceded upward forever; it was conditionally delegated. If the compact falters, authority defaults back to the states—not forward to D.C.
This is why a true federal “empire” is impossible. Its very foundation is voluntary. The Union exists by agreement, not conquest.
Political Reality
Consent of the people is the bedrock of all federal power. Without it, laws and orders are just words. No army is large enough to govern America by force alone.
The moment people withdraw their consent—whether through mass refusal, tax resistance, or state-level defiance—the federal government shrinks to its true size. A city of monuments, with no reach beyond what the states allow.
This reality is already visible. Advertisers scream louder as wallets stay shut. Citizens grow restless, short-fused, and skeptical. Trust is thin, and when trust is gone, legitimacy follows.
The Truth Exposed
Trump, Miller, and others who chase “control” misunderstand this bedrock. They think federal power is rooted in fear and force. In truth, it is rooted in consent and contribution.
Threatening cities, raiding Social Security, or sending troops into states would not strengthen Washington. It would shatter the very consent that sustains it. Once that illusion breaks, Washington has no empire to fall back on. It has only its 68 square miles and whatever the states choose to grant it.
The Impossible Empire
Washington was never the master. It was always the servant. The states remain the true governments of this land. United, they create the Union. Divided, they return to what they have always been: sovereign powers in their own right.
The illusion is loud, the monuments are tall, and the microphones echo. But the facts are larger. Once the people see clearly, the marble fades, the echoes fall silent, and Washington is revealed for what it truly is—an impossible empire, sustained only by the will and wealth of the states and the people.
“Empires rise and fall, but Washington was never one of them. It was always a servant dressed as a master.”
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