Republican (constitutionalist) President Monroe—without a constitutional amendment—signs the General Survey Act, authorizing funding for the planning of new national roads.
NOTE: Article I, Section 8 [Clause 7] allows Congress to “establish” post-Roads not “subsidize” them.
[restored 12/25/2021]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
“Law of the Jungle”
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References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 90.