Worst 10 Federal Laws in U.S. History

[@iammrbeat]

Thanks for watching! Which laws did I forget to include? Here are the BEST federal laws in American history: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqjZZpmrntuMb9U Dishonorable mentions: Tariff of Abominations Embargo Act of 1807 PATRIOT Act No Child Left Behind Act Comstock Laws Emergency Quota Act Espionage Act Sedition Act of 1918 Immigration Act of 1924 Indian Civilization Act Public Law 503 Tariff of 1824 Tariff of 1842 McKinley Tariff Force Bill The Tenure of Office Act Platt Amendment Immigration Act of 1903 Immigration Act of 1918 Harrison Narcotics Tax Act The Jones Act Emergency Quota Act Central Intelligence Agency Act Protect America Act National Firearms Act Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 Anti-Drug Act of 1986 1994 Crime Bill The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act The Telecommunications Act of 1996 Defense of Marriage Act The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq of 2002 And for those asking, of my Worst 10 list, the Alien Enemies Act of the Alien and Sedition Acts and The Authorization for use of Military Force of 2001 are technically the only two laws still in effect today.

[@Oregon-2025]

😁

[@generalgrant2003]

Don't companies legally buy our info too?

[@randomnobody8770]

EO 9066 was thematically on point. It imprisoned roughly 80,000 US citizens and 40k legal permanent residents because of Japanese ancestry for the duration of WW2. Small numbers of German and Italian non-legal residents were likewise incarcerated. The law/EO was famously upheld by the Supreme Court (another list idea!).

[@JCL_00]

EO Schedule F, though I understand the list's criteria so it makes sense

[@somebodyontheinternet5338]

The agricultural adjustment act is an underrated law that should have gotten a mention in the video or the description.

[@vacuumgaze5277]

I think the PATRIOT Act should've made this list. In my eyes, it was one of the greatest affronts to the first amendment our government has ratified. It disrespected the tenets of our justice system such as being innocent until proven guilty and having a right to privacy

[@bentoth9555]

@vacuumgaze5277 pretty sure my library checkouts bring relatively anti imperialism in the aftermath of the AUMF got me on a list thanks to the patriot act.

[@Weavileiscool]

Before watching I thought it would be

[@CthonicWisdom]

Definitely gotta be #11, too many overtly racist laws and ones related to escalating foreign conflicts for Patriot Act to be on here.

[@dapv144]

​@@CthonicWisdomobama was the guy who increased the power breadth and scope of the patriot act.....was it racist?

[@CthonicWisdom]

@dapv144 the Patriot Act is the intersection between the War on Crime/Drugs and the War on Terror. Terrorism gave lawmakers the excuse to be tougher on crime leading to a continuation of pre-existing crime policy that disproportionately surveiled and prosecuted Black and Brown communities. This process of surveillance for these communities was not created by an evil white cabal, but instead by majority white lawmakers who wanted to impose social control over groups they deemed as threats. Many Black lawmakers rose to power on the back of this crime policy for a multitude of reasons. Simply because Obama is Black does not make the disproportionate targeting of Black and brown communities by law enforcement aided by the Patriot Act less racist.

[@bonecanoe86]

Homer to Bart: The worst 10 Federal Laws *So Far!*

[@iammrbeat]

lol

[@robertharper3754]

@@iammrbeat, don't laugh, have you seen some of the proposed laws that have failed? They sadly keep coming back again and again, like a bad case of herpes, which oddly can describe many terrible politicians who keep getting re-elected! 😝

[@Thetruth-fr5ir]

The way the Government acts these days I'm sure there are worse to come

[@Mr_Bunk]

You think it’ll get worse than literal gen0cide?

[@Black_Caucus]

lol so true especially with this insane and unqualified "Supreme" court we have right now

[@Mr.RobotHead]

Being a resident of Indiana, I'd _love_ to see a "Worst 10 Indiana Laws in History" video. The list of dishonorable mentions alone would be hilarious.

[@iammrbeat]

lol

[@-Vannah-]

As a fellow resident of Indiana, I would also like to see this. This state’s crazy.

[@adrianmartinez9534]

@@-Vannah- as someone who covers Indiana laws and policies for their job, I agree

[@benfleishman2944]

Your state came pretty close to banning bus lanes 😂 And light rail is illegal

[@ratdude747]

Dishonorable mention goes to the Indiana Pi Bill! It did pass a house of the general assembly!

[@tobiasdenhollander3210]

Hey Mr. Beat, I'm 22 years old and from the Netherlands. I am watching your videos for years now, and I just want to thank you for everything I learned from you about the (political) history of the United States. As a political junky and history-nerd who is fascinated by the USA, you are just the perfect teacher for that. Keep going with it! Greetings, Tobias.

[@ezandman6804]

Heb je al een "top10 beste en/of slechtste presidenten" lijstje? Anders doe je niet mee. lol ....ik werk nog aan de mijne... grt

[@tobiasdenhollander3210]

@@ezandman6804 Ik zat toevallig onlangs weer te kijken, en ik heb 2 jaar geleden een top tier list gemaakt met presidenten die ik kan inschatten haha. Maar ik zag dat ik best toe ben aan een update op dat gebied, dus ik wil in aanloop naar de presidentsverkiezingen wel weer een nieuwe maken. 👌

[@ezandman6804]

@@tobiasdenhollander3210 ....ja daar begint t al bij mij: "De tier list". Ik vind dat maar niets om ze in te delen in groepjes. Ik zie persoonlijk gewoon liever een "harde" ranking van boven naar beneden. Gelukkig vind ik pre civilwar interessant dus die presidenten snap ik een klein beetje maar rond 1900 en daarvoor is nog steeds dikke mist bij mij, moet ik aan werken. En ja Mr. Beat helpt daarbij. Ik hing ook een tijdje bij VTH rond maar die kerel blijft me soms iets teveel hangen in "reactie nivo" en "militairisme" spreekt me ook minder aan. Beat daarentegen is altijd welkom.

[@DeathMetalDerf]

Hey, Tobias! I'm Fred, from NY state. Nowhere near to New York City. In fact, I'm almost as far from NYC as you can get and still be in New York's borders. I just wanted to say that I have had the privilege of coming to your country for two of the very best vacations I've ever had the pleasure to go on. The people I met were so patient and kind to our group, especially when my friend wandered too far from the group and got himself VERY lost. 🤣 I have a great love and respect for the people of the Netherlands, and will remain truly grateful for their hospitality and welcoming attitude towards us tourists. I hope to be able to visit at least one more time in my life, because it's just so beautiful there. Please be well, and take good care of yourself. Oh yes, and happy holidays to you and your loved ones if in fact you celebrate anything. 😊

[@DeathMetalDerf]

@@ezandman6804you can do a lot more than just 10 on that "Worst Of" list you've suggested! 😂

[@spicygames4370]

i accidentally misspelled mr beast and this dude popped up, best search of my life

[@SJMan2022]

Hot take: I support good laws and dislike bad laws

[@iammrbeat]

You're a genius

[@ash_11117]

What kind of horrible opinion is this?

[@DaveysWonderfulWorld]

Revolutionary how did you even think of it 🤯

[@Seinsmelled]

so hot... oh my... OHHH THAT'S SO HOT aeugh OHHHHH

[@retroreview6178]

How horrid! Bad laws are good laws what do you mean!

[@warlordofbritannia]

When the Alien and Sedition Acts are bringing up the rear you know you’re in for a doozy 😅

[@iammrbeat]

Ikr??

[@dmlfan928]

That was my reaction. I heard that and knew we were in for some brutal laws to come.

[@nekolu]

That was just the appetizer, to probe the absurdities of these American laws

[@eifbkcn]

​@@iammrbeat I feel the fact that the Alien Friends Act made it into the US Code should be mentioned, because it is the only one of the four acts to survive.

[@rpgranked]

Yeah I was thinking that would be like top 4 haha

[@soul2squeezy439]

Timestamps #10: The Alien and Sedition Acts - 2:54 #9: The Authorization for Use of Military Force of 2001 - 4:21 #8: The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act - 5:40 #7: The Controlled Substances Act - 7:43 #6: The Kansas-Nebraska Act - 8:49 #5: The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution - 9:57 #4: The Chinese Exclusion Act - 11:25 #3: The Fugitive Slave Act - 12:33 #2: The Dawes Act - 13:49 #1: The Indian Removal Act - 15:10

[@jonathon5075]

Thanks!

[@nebulan]

My money was on fugitive being #1

[@iammrbeat]

Thank you for your service.

[@wiscopolo44]

Number 10 should be at 2:54, otherwise correct.

[@samueleborn9909]

@@iammrbeat pin this comment please! 🙏

[@yaboiroth4776]

Thank you so much for calling the Indian Removal Act an act of genocide. It really isn't talked about like that here in the south and for young people being able to hear you accurately present history is so important. Keep up the good work!

[@jeffreyorion]

Indians refused to join the united states and wanted their own sovereignty, so they got expelled. Should we accept foreign invaders?

[@jessicahay9305]

What?!! Where in the south do you live? It's been taught as genocide here in Alabama at least since I was in school in the 90s. I'm sorry, don't answer where you live. That was inappropriate for me to ask, I'm just so horrified that's taught differently anywhere in America!

[@KYPopskull]

Well, it’s not identified as genocide because it wasn’t genocide. Full stop. I know “genocide” is a label you and your political hack allies would like to use, but thankfully there’s people like me who can evaluate a historical event without weaponizng it.

[@Black_Caucus]

10:25 "and the whole Vietnam thing was BASED" Clip it and ship it! Ladies and gentlemen, we got him! 😂

[@trentonkoichi]

I just did a double-take at that while cooking dinner right now hahaha. Like Damn Mr Beat. Okay lol

[@breefolf]

the espionage act still has negative ramifications to this day so i think it should've been on the list

[@iammrbeat]

Fair point. It was pretty darn close to making it.

[@kingace6186]

I get the need for an espionage act, but the way it was written and the way it has been used often flirts with unconstitutionality.

[@zigzag321go]

​@@kingace6186a lot of laws that made Mr. Beat's top 10 or dishonorable mentions were either genuine attempts to solve a problem that went horribly wrong (Every Child Left Behind), or explained to the public in a way that sounded benevolent and humane (Dawes act). It's sad that a lot more good stuff could have happened if people read the fine print and decided to edit it.

[@bridgecross]

I hope everyone remembers how Rep Barbara Lee was raked over the coals for being the one vote against the AUMF. She was called a traitor, a terrorist sympathizer, she and her family were threatened. But her reasoning against the bill was so rational, so *patriotic*

[@night6724]

@@bridgecross No it wasn’t. She wasn’t patriotic. She hates america. She is traitor and terrorist sympathizer.

[@night6724]

@@bridgecross Barbara Lee is a PoS human being

[@night6724]

@@bridgecross Barbra Lee is a horrible person

[@night6724]

@@bridgecross Yeah no Barbra Lee is a terrible human being and a traitor. She hates america

[@morsecode980]

@@night6724Why did you reply 4 times to say the same thing over and over?

[@itamar8721]

Great video Beat

[@iammrbeat]

Thank you!

[@viderevero1338]

​@@iammrbeatThis has really got your last video beat...beat.

[@tharealKDHD]

I feel like the controlled substances act is one of the worst pieces of legislation in us history, its caused millions of peoples lives to be ruined and countless people killed and created a huge divide between police and citizens. It also has made usa a prison state with the highest incarceration rate in the world

[@3euine3]

Mr beat should consider starting a series going over history of each state. Indiana has a wild history that more people should talk about.

[@chadw2361]

Mr. Beat > Mr. Beast

[@Stormi-d2q]

No dude Mr beat is way better than beast at least he's not a criminal

[@Jlaps941]

@@Stormi-d2qyou do realize that’s what he said right?

[@benmurawski]

You should make a video about the 10 BEST federal laws ever passed in US history.

[@matthewgarrison-perkins5377]

Most have been repealed.......like Glass/Stiegal...

[@ThunderTheBlackShadowKitty]

@@benmurawski #1 would probably be the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

[@benmurawski]

@@ThunderTheBlackShadowKitty, just like the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to our Constitution?

[@ThunderTheBlackShadowKitty]

@@benmurawski Those are amendments rather than just LAWS, like the Civil Rights Act.

[@livingmaze3094]

@@matthewgarrison-perkins5377 glass stegel was awful

[@JohnnyRasnic]

My wife was a history major when we studied at Humboldt State (now Cal Poly Humboldt) in California back in 2018. On orientation day for the history majors, a Chinese history professor opened with "You probably have a lot of questions about this area, such as, why are there no Chinese restaurants around here? The answer is that **all** Chinese people were expelled from the county in the 1880s, and Chinese folk are understandably hesitant to move back". The Humboldt County business board advertised in 1890 that the county was "the only county in the state containing no Chinamen". (yikes) To this day, Asians and Asian-Americans (with the exception of a Hmong community) are a much smaller proportion of the population in Humboldt County than you might expect for a coastal California county. (If you're curious for more, "1885 Chinese expulsion from Eureka" has a bit more info.) I remember learning about that and being reminded of just how long lasting the effects of policies can really be, even far after they've officially ended. It's always something to keep in mind when we talk about helping those negatively impacted by acts like these, just undoing the act is a first, tiny step in the process.

[@ThanondorfTV]

Wait, are you telling me blanket tariffs aren’t the solution to fixing the economy? The Glorious Leader can’t be lying…..

[@littleantukins4415]

Trump doin it again

[@Gknod]

I am not even American but because of Mrbeat, I know more about the US than my own country.

[@abrahamlincoln937]

The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq of 2002 should be on this list, given that the Iraq War was an unjustified war and a geopolitical disaster.

[@iammrbeat]

True!

[@luddite4change449]

@@iammrbeat The 1991 Iraq AUMF is still in effect as well, as is one from the 1950s for Lebanon.

[@suarezguy]

That was one of the worst, both the going to war and the claiming of No We didn't support it, We authorized it but didn't think it would actually happen like that ... without the conditions that we didn't make conditions ...

[@silverfishofdoom1312]

@@luddite4change449 wasn’t it revoked within the last year?

[@luddite4change449]

@@silverfishofdoom1312 The Senate voted to repeal it, but it didn't make it into the final passed bill.

[@illumaQ]

I wasn’t expecting to be called out right at the one minute mark haha

[@iammrbeat]

Is your name Indiana or are you from Indiana? :)

[@Oregon-2025]

@@iammrbeatyes

[@dylanc6856]

Which Indiana law is it? :(

[@theprime6439]

@@dylanc6856just Indiana in general

[@RealBlueony]

@@theprime6439 as an ohioan, we need to annex Indiana. And then Michigan. Then the rest of the nation, except Florida. Florida gets to remain cause they're almost as weird as us.

[@gonadalsynchronicity420]

i’m finishing up my last history class in undergrad and have to write part of my essay on the kansas-nebraska, and fugitive slave, and indian removal acts. such awful stains on our countries history, but i really appreciate you bringing attention to these grotesque laws! love u mr beat!!!!

[@night6724]

Fugitive Slave Act was fine

[@LordScrambles1]

​@night6724 at least you tell the world what you're about. I hope you're as brave in person.

[@night6724]

@@LordScrambles1 What other solution was there?

[@night6724]

@@LordScrambles1 Also Indian removal act was good

[@MyUsualComment]

@@night6724 Alternative? Don't enslave people. Or at least allow freed men to keep their freedom. Or are you suggesting slavery in general wasn't bad?

[@SynthWaveTech007]

I knew about your channel for a while but I'm now huge into your history videos than ever before. I love the way things are explained and are easy and entertaining to follow.

[@shastitydenae4853]

So crazy! I just heard these 1798 laws mentioned by trump today!

[@Mew_Master]

You could've done a top 30 and barely touched the surface!

[@iammrbeat]

Pretty much

[@Base-q1g]

@@iammrbeat can you do best and worst laws since WW2 ended

[@soybasedjeremy3653]

@@iammrbeat Worst Laws for Every State series?

[@knequestrian93]

Honestly this video is one of the reasons I hate what we are/were. It seems like some stuff from the 1800s is still lingering and nothing has been done to stop it.. namely the racism

[@iammrbeat]

This is why we must be taught about the bad as much as the good (if not more).

[@warlordofbritannia]

“How can slavery still be affecting people, that was a long time ago?” “Like how people still idolize that failed slaver’s revolt from 160 years ago.” “Oh…”

[@RealEstateEntrepreneur]

It is the reality of the people of the country. Government is ONLY the shadow of the people. That is the reason why those institutions still exist.

[@zachjones8982]

Really? NOTHING has been done to stop racism? 💀

[@RealEstateEntrepreneur]

​@@warlordofbritanniaBecause there are elites that still enslave people tonthis very day. In 1808 slavery was outlawed but social exceptance is the reason it was practiced. In 1865, slavery was (abolished) only because the working poor at the time couldn't afford to buy, and have slaves. The civil was had NOTHING to do with slavery at all. After the war, the land owners became government electorate and employees to make policies to keep those that were slaves, subjugated to this very day through: religion, economics, social, and education. These are the forces that keep racism in affect today.

[@idkanymore_yeah]

I MISSED the last upload. I will never forgive myself. Today I redeem myself as Mr Beat’s BIGGEST (casual, free) FAN 💪‼️

[@iammrbeat]

You are forgiven. 😄

[@KoreaSCR]

Unlike MrBeast, your content is educational and you are a good person

[@dgrGR61]

Thanks!

[@SpaceFabrics]

Laws should be designed to protect the rights and freedoms of all citizens.

[@iammrbeat]

I agree

[@ThunderTheBlackShadowKitty]

Sadly, most Republicans today completely disagree on the idea of rights. They actively try to roll back civil rights. They don't understand the difference between positive & negative freedom. The freedom from interference and freedom to do as you please respectively.

[@biggiebartz7516]

Hey, Mr. Beat! I'm a big fan since I was grade 11 and now I'm a college student taking BA Political Economy in the Philippines, and I appreciate you always making this informative videos!

[@iammrbeat]

That's awesome. I appreciate you sticking around! Best of luck with your educational pursuits.

[@biggiebartz7516]

@@iammrbeat thank u so much!! i hope u make more informative, funny, and engaging videos!! btw i wish u could do a top 10 BEST and WORST executive orders like the EO 13769 (the Muslim Ban) or EO 9066 (Relocation of Japanese to Internment Camps)

[@saugusandsausages]

Killing it like always Sir Beat!

[@iammrbeat]

Thank you :)

[@lesalbro8880]

@@iammrbeat Congratulations on your promotion!

[@valmid5069]

Well done on tackling this mature historical topic Mr Beat! Can’t wait for more stuff

[@TheArtmatician]

You're not the worst, Mr. Beat. There's a worse one that has an 's' between the 'a' and the 't'

[@Tom-d1x]

Yeah , the laws made against the slaves and Native Americans should be among the worst in American history but laws made in the last three and a half years under the Biden administration should also be in the top 10

[@flyingfoamtv2169]

what?

[@TAJMofficial]

yeah what?

[@zdrusse11]

As a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, I have to concur with this list.

[@captain_misaki]

As a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, I concur also.

[@deethechemist3414]

Incredible video as always! Hopefully this list is complete, and no new ones are added in the future... Also, I'd love to see a video about third parties and their history! I love how you talk about them in the Presidential election videos, and would love to see it expanded! All the best!

[@iammrbeat]

"Hopefully this list is complete." No kidding. Well put! Regarding your suggestion, I've already done this for multiple third parties. The Whig Party, Free Soil Party, etc. :)

[@DanielKolbin]

*Humans can be so silly*

[@MrT_est1995]

In the context of this video. Please be more straightforward when you say "humans".

[@ohcrounches1989]

Nice upload i liked your commentary, your opinions, the context, and the history you provided. This is my first video im seeing of yours from the homepage btw. Subbed i wish you all the success on this platform.

[@jacobcannon8876]

I’ve recently stumbled upon your videos and I couldn’t quite place why but you’ve always reminded me of my World History teacher from high school. Finding out you’re actually a teacher makes so much sense!

[@idkanymore_yeah]

The fugitive slave act created extra territoriality in which free states couldn’t extricate themselves from the responsibility to enforce slavery within slave states. Alongside this, the irony in the contradiction between a revolution for liberty and the existence of slavery exacerbated racism in that it reinforced the idea that slaves were inherently incapable of exercising those natural rights of citizenship (in the same way children don’t have adult rights). I think about this often, makes you look at reconstruction in a different light.

[@idkanymore_yeah]

I just serioused.

[@idkanymore_yeah]

(Also hoping for a mr Beat video on reconstruction)

[@JosefDerKaiser]

The comstock act has to be a dishonorable mention. It has all the things, targeting a specific group (women) with imprisonment, and also limiting freedom of speech by controling what printed material can be sent in the mail.

[@UnchainedAmerica]

Ah, the Indian Removal Act, the law that forced my family tree to pack up from lands they had survived on for 10,000 years to lands that have no historical or cultural attachment to it. Somehow, my family line survived, lo, here I am.

[@franx7359]

Lets not forget The American Service-Members' Protection Act or also known as "The Hague Invasion Act". Which enables the president of the U.S. "to use all means necessary and appropriate to bring about the release of any person described in subsection (b) who is being detained or imprisoned by, on behalf of, or at the request of the International Criminal Court". Because The US doesn't like when its soldiers are judged for their war crimes.

[@seneca983]

I think it hasn't had (direct) effect so far, so it's behind those on this list.

[@seneca983]

@@vantaplat7411 Why would you want to protect war criminals?

[@suarezguy]

@@vantaplat7411 Very few people, understandably, really support world government overall, pretty few people even really support strong forms of world government-like bodies.

[@seneca983]

@@vantaplat7411 If an American (or anyone for that matter) commits a crime *abroad,* they might get prosecuted abroad. That's how it generally works. Citizenship of a country does not mean that only that country's courts could handle the prosecution if the crime happens somewhere else. If e.g. a Chinese person came to the US and committed a crime, no one would accept the argument that only Chinese courts could prosecute him.

[@seneca983]

@@vantaplat7411 "they can be tried by the country the commit the crime in" I don't see how that would be essentially different from that country handing them over to the ICC if that country happens to be a party to the Rome Statute. And other countries that are parties to the Rome Statute can surely assist. "And these arent just any normal people." Being a soldier doesn't grant one some kind of special immunity against prosecution for war crimes nor some kind of restriction that only their country of origin could prosecute them.

[@brhl1819]

Getting back into my history teacher swing watching your videos, happy to see a new drop

[@iammrbeat]

Curious to hear your thoughts!

[@brhl1819]

@iammrbeat about the channel? I think it's one the best I've seen in terms of being informative and unbiased. In terms of the video I very much agree that our worst laws are the racially motivated laws with lasting effects that our kids need to know about. Although I actually did learn to hate the War on Drugs a little more because of this video lol

[@piggy8761]

@@brhl1819despite conservative nerds saying mr beat is a leftist 😂😂 Ah yes “any normal history teacher that presents information, and doesnt present it in my pragerU format of conservative propaganda revisionist history, is leftisti”

[@brhl1819]

@@piggy8761 gotta love it. I have definitely gotten my fair share of wild accusations for doing such radical things as teaching that the Civil War was fought over slavery lol

[@piggy8761]

@@brhl1819 the “free and open ideas” side Federalist society implants although they may not be writing history books and teaching history, they get to be on courts

[@prettypic444]

Never cut your hair after a breakup or pass sweeping legislation after declaring war

[@vishaal_k]

Thanks Mr. Beat for keeping me sane this election season. Your videos are consistently good

[@senator558]

You didn’t mention the fact that under the Fugitive Slave Law a judge was paid twice as much for finding that an African American was a fugitive slave than they were paid for finding that he/she was actually free. That alone moves this up on the list for me.

[@munkeefinkelbeen5395]

Just for a bit of extra research for y'all, look up The Long Walk (might need to add "Navajo" to your search as people are using that name for other stuff lately). It happened a little over 30 years after the Indian Removal Act, and lead to the death of around 3,000 Navajo people. Its impact is still felt by the Navajo to this day, and I know the Trail of Tears and Long Walk were not isolated instances of removal and relocation in this country. It's important to learn the history of your nation, including the bloody and brutal parts.

[@MidwestComet]

Good shit. Needed u as a history teacher fr

[@meaculpamishegas1121]

“This is not going to be easy”, said She to herself about you and me and inadvertently herself

[@iammrbeat]

So deep

[@johngardner4096]

Magnificent! I share your belief that they're the worst, and I believe that relative standings are nearly impossible to determine. You kept the video historically honest, as well. P.S. Subscribed!

[@michaeledwardharris]

That was great! You are a fantastic teacher. Videos like this make me miss my teachers.

[@frankienino9050]

2025 - 2028: hold my beer

[@brendanables7367]

Let’s gooooo new Mr Beat video🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@iammrbeat]

Thanks for being here early!

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

We should make a law that makes Mr. Beat America’s Emperor

[@iammrbeat]

NO MORE KINGS, but that's flattering

[@thebiscuitguy646]

@@iammrbeat Wait what if you did a video on Emperor Norton?

[@robertjenkins6132]

@@iammrbeat "No more kings" - That's what the Romans said at the end of their Republican era. Previously, at the end of the Roman Kingdom, they had overthrown their last king, who was named "SuperBus" (ha). Nonetheless, the Republic eventually became excessively dysfunctional, and Augustus became "First Citizen" (euphemism for "emperor"; the word "king" continued to have a negative connotation through the Imperial Era). I kinda feel like the United States might be in the same place in its history as Rome was at the end of its Republic. The British monarchy during the colonial period is analogous to the old Roman Kingdom. The Constitution of the Roman Republic was no longer able to solve the problems which the Republic faced, so necessarily, ineluctably, it was replaced with something else.

[@soybasedjeremy3653]

​@@thebiscuitguy646America's first documented lolcow.

[@danmanstan9921]

Well done, Mr. Beat! Thanks for organizing it so well and good picks

[@chefthom72]

Another great video. Thanks neighbor! I love when you mention LFK.

[@Joemama..]

you should do The ten worst Supreme Court Decisions next

[@WarDog793]

All of these are shameful, but I thought you'd include the measures the FDR government took against the Japanese during WWII, imprisoning them in camps and confiscating their property.

[@keithjackewicz8423]

Executive order, not law.

[@WarDog793]

@@keithjackewicz8423 Ah, thank for clarifying that. I never knew.

[@vincent412l7]

While Japanese were detained, Germans and Iralians were not and were allowed to serve in he military. If I'm not mistaken, before 1920, all people from eastern Asia were classed as Chinese.

[@WarDog793]

@@vincent412l7 Interesting factoid. That all certainly changed after Dec. 1941.

[@lukaslambs5780]

New law idea: Matt Beat becomes emperor for life

[@StriderRBLX]

Mrbeat the type of guy to expose the us government with a top 10 video

[@ApExMADness7]

Love the content Mr. Beat! Could you maybe do a video on the 10 best federal laws in U.S. history next?

[@fire_tower]

National Firearms Act for criminalizing things just for the not rich.

[@iammrbeat]

Another crappy law!

[@generalgrant2003]

@@iammrbeat Based Mr. Beat.

[@vanquish421]

The rich skirt pretty much all gun laws, as do police.

[@Compucles]

@@vanquish421 The police are a necessary exception, and they only issue them as needed. Are you saying bribery is rampant with gun sales? If that's true, that's something that needs a large scale investigation as soon as possible, although it's a separate issue compared to gun laws themselves.

[@vanquish421]

@Compucles No, wrong. Police are not a higher class of Americans, and therefore, all gun laws constitutionally apply to them.

[@ivyleaf25]

I think they would make a law in how old a president can be

[@richarda996]

Not age but mentally stable should be a priority and apply to any federal agency.

[@leftoverpastaz1182]

No patriot act?

[@TheBlackBuddha17]

@leftoverpastaz1182 he prolly likes the patriot act and freedom act

[@C.A.Nicholas]

Great video! I would love a video on the best federal laws in American history. A video on worst executive orders in American history could be great too. Although you already made a video on the following topic, executive Order 9066 (which incarcerated Japanese Americans in internment camps) comes to mind.

[@D.EricYeagley-b8g]

I absolutely agree with your number one pick! I myself am part Cherokee Indian. The massacre of my people is it terrible piece of History. I don't want any of it erased from history or shuddered under any chances I wanted to be known! Do not remove the statues or anything of the people who atrocities my family's and myheritage.

[@ismaelfleurine2620]

Mr. Beat, I understand why you wouldn't be affected by the Naturalization act, but for other immigrants like me, it is a HUGE wall to climb over to officially become a citizen, smh.

[@wiscopolo44]

Literally or figuratively? 😅 Kidding, I’m not an immigrant but I totally agree with you.

[@iammrbeat]

I'm sorry to hear that. I definitely would support legislation to make it easier to immigrate here. We desperately need immigrants.

[@whilrybird67]

@@vantaplat7411 ah yes making legal immigration harder, that is the best path forward. not like the entire entity of this nation was founded upon by immigrants but ya know i guess you right.

[@generalgrant2003]

@@vantaplat7411 European settlers*

[@generalgrant2003]

@@iammrbeat Why desperately?

[@newmanturbo5975]

Without COPPA, this list is incomplete. That thing is both ineffective and unconstitutional.

[@oldaccount1254]

@@newmanturbo5975 but it’s not worse than any of these

[@ECKohns]

The worst laws I can think of off the top of my head are The Fugitive Slave Act and Defense of Marriage Act. If Prohibition counts (that was a Constitutional Amendment) then I’ll include that too. Oh, and the Chinese Exclusion Act.

[@iammrbeat]

Yeah the Constitution was off limits for this list, including the amendments. I should have clarified this in the video.

[@livingmaze3094]

defense of marriage act was good

[@gunkulator1]

@@livingmaze3094 Nah, bad law as it overtly discriminated on the basis of sex.

[@livingmaze3094]

@@gunkulator1 no it defended marriage

[@lucyla9947]

​@@livingmaze3094 Nope, it did nothing but stop Same-Sex people from being Married. Which is a bad thing

[@pridelander06]

If you're doing Best/Worst Ten lists in the future, here's a few ideas: -Supreme Court Decisions -Executive Orders -Bills Vetoed -State of the Union addresses/general speeches -Campaign ads/slogans

[@crazedunionboy3383]

This is the most Mr.Beat video concept of all

[@Black_Caucus]

11:51 IS THAT A VAPE CLOUD? I'M SCARED.

[@tannerwilson4843]

We need some interesting U.S. Olympic History right now with the opening ceremonies taking place.

[@iammrbeat]

The Cynical Historian has a great Olympics history video

[@dohanddonuts5716]

1. The US sends those Commie bast..., I mean the USSR back home to mommy.

[@RogerMartinez-qu8ed]

12:58 Mr beat singing the compromise of 1850 will never get old

[@danise1856]

Mr. Beat: The president could deport any Foreigner he wanted Me: 🎶You're as cold as ice🎶

[@KenobiEditz66]

The video we’ve been waiting for🎉

[@luanovalunosis]

1:06 I’m from Indiana and when I tell you I just KNEW you’d call us out on the crazy state laws I mean it 😭

[@iammrbeat]

Well I still love Indiana. I was just there a few months ago and loved my time there.

[@Oregon-2025]

Which laws?

[@pengiunanimatorguy]

Horses must stop at traffic lights No glue sniffing Happy hour is illegal Monkey smokers are forbidden Etc

[@Mr.RobotHead]

@@pengiunanimatorguy Happy Hour is legal again! We _occasionally_ get things right.

[@monhi64]

@@pengiunanimatorguy Am I crazy or do all those sound relatively reasonable. I mean a horse can’t be held to laws but a rider should definitely try to follow traffic laws. Glue sniffing is super dangerous. No Happy hour is odd but I suppose incentives binge drinking during the hour opposed to pacing. And teaching a monkey to smoke for entertainment is super unethical, I’m assuming that’s what that references and I know people do occasionally teach monkeys to smoke as like a “circus act” of sorts because people find it comical.

[@warlordofbritannia]

How did you rank these? Like, did you mostly decide on the amount of harm it did, or was it more of how dangerous these laws were?

[@iammrbeat]

A mixture of both those. That made it especially tricky.

[@Randys_Channel]

Let's face it. #1-10 are the worst of the worst. Some of the other really bad ones mentioned in the comments would easily be #11-20. Just goes to show how many really bad ones there are.

[@DeathMetalDerf]

With just the US federal government alone, you could do a 200-hour, iceberg-style video called "A Series of Terrible Ideas Someone Actually Went With."

[@justingoble4980]

Fellow Kansan here! Loved your channel a while and must’ve missed that fact about you until now!

[@waspwrap1235]

16:21 isn’t what Israel has been doing genocide

[@joelboutier1736]

No. I would call it a disproportional response but far from genocide. Remember that Hamas would like to destroy Israel & annihilate the Jewish people, but do not have the means to. Israel DOES have the means to destroy the West Bank and Gaza and commit genocide against Palestinian Arabs throughout their many conflicts, but hasn’t. That speaks a lot about their intentions. I agree that it’s not fair, or that their responses are disproportionate, and that Israel goes to far with their settlements in the West Bank, but I don’t think it’s true to call it a genocide.

[@awesomeness_man9550]

@@joelboutier1736I feel your response is at least a little disingenuous because of the fact that even if the ties to the land justify attacking hamas and taking land to gain is still overlooking the overwhelming fact that 35k people have died and thousands others harmed and displaced. To consider this as a fair decision to harm this many innocents just to finally destroy a terrorist group is NOT justifiable. And through the Oxford Dictionary definition of genocide “The deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular race or nation…” if you say that this never deliberate for the thousands who have lost their homes, families, and access to food. Israel has always had the ability to incorporate and let others of different religions be allowed to be apart of their nation, before the nation was even known as Israel many Christians, Jews, and Muslims lived in the holy land with no tensions between them. If it is their right to the land why did they slaughter the civilians before getting any of their hostages back or members of Hamas killed en masse before an ethnic cleansing was committed on thousands on civilians (children and mothers included) that were not supportive of the decision on October 7th. Please understand I don’t say this to guilt you or cause harm, this decision of the Israeli government wasn’t justified.

[@MohamedAhmed0912]

@@joelboutier1736 how bout Apartheid ? How bout open air prison ?

[@BeansMcGriddle]

​@@MohamedAhmed0912South Africa has nothing to do with the religious conflicts in the middle east my guy.

[@BeansMcGriddle]

​@@joelboutier1736The most rational summary I've seen of this yet. Good on ya m8

[@nicholasherod3012]

Haven’t watched it yet but I’m calling that the Chinese exclusion act is top three

[@nicholasherod3012]

Are you kidding me

[@Winston0Boogie]

Drug addiction should be treated as a disease and not a crime.

[@uizaretardo]

Thank you Mr. beat for the great video

[@EricSchultz-zs8hz]

This was a very good video. I hope that you will do more videos like this, about the "Dishonorable Mentions" that you listed in the description. That way, you can go into some details about why those laws were bad.

[@handy-fy1bn]

I went to rural California schools in the late '60's and '70's. Most of this kind of history was passed right over. I didn't learn about the Trail of Tears until I was in college. We need to do better. You, Mr. Beat, are doing better.

[@lukem21]

For what it’s worth I think we are doing better, bit by bit atleast. I went to high school in a relatively rural part of Pennsylvania in the early 2010s, and a lot of the less than savory parts of American history were in the curriculum, and even more of the niche topics were discussed by some of my teachers on their own just cause they felt it right to atleast mention.

[@Base-q1g]

@@lukem21 I'm around the same age and I had a teacher mention the patriot act. for what its worth US history should be at least 2 years. We had world history and that was just ancient history and while important, I feel US history is more vital to students today. Everything post 1945 was just glanced over

[@vepply]

Man when the patriot act is at NINE you know its gonna be fucked

[@MrLSB-w6g]

That wasn’t the Patriot Act is was AUMF another crappy law that’s pretty similar.

[@vepply]

@Muscleman456 i see thank you. If i recall correctly the patriot act is the one that allows to the government to invade privacy under investigation in some cases?

[@easytiger6570]

Mr Beat has aura😮

[@blake_lund]

Watching from Wichita, KS. Just had to shout that out once you mentioned you were a Kansas. Great videos; glad I found your channel.

[@ursulthebear]

Teaching history for 22 years, legit list, my order would be a little different but the same laws. suggestions for countdown videos: Most impactful American people. I assume doing the worst list might be easier but nice to have some that aren't all negative. Thank you for all your work I do enjoy the videos.

[@ThunderTheBlackShadowKitty]

I love your videos and I always look forward to new uploads. The 1986 drug bill, 1994 crime bill and 1996 welfare to work act don't get enough hatred. They all collectively destroyed poor communities in the United States. Millions of kids, myself included, grew up in horrible poverty because of those laws. Derelict housing, cheap disgusting food, going hungry some nights, utilities getting shut off, low quality schools, poor medical care, etc. I wouldn't wish it on anyone. I see these laws as attempts by conservative Republicans to suppress the vote of anyone who might politically oppose them. African Americans & Hispanics tend to vote Democrat, so if you throw them in jail for drug offenses, they can't vote (unless you live in Maine or Vermont). It's because of these bills I will always support strong welfare programs, drug legalization, and Keynesian economics. I am staunchly opposed to austerity. It's also why I will never vote Republican until my dying breath. I cannot and will not forgive them for the harsh childhood they inflicted on me. Their conservative social policy & Austrian economics ruined my childhood.

[@night6724]

How did they destroy poor communities? Welfare and Keynesian economics don't work and drugs killed the black communities. I seriously doubt you had a bad childhood. Austrian Economics is the way to go

[@ThunderTheBlackShadowKitty]

@@night6724 You're completely wrong. Welfare works, it lifts people out of poverty. Police brutality and systemic racism ruined poor black communities. The Reagan administration smuggled cocaine into the country and spread it around black communities. Austrian economics lead to inequality. Rich get richer, poor get poorer.

[@ThunderTheBlackShadowKitty]

@@night6724 Keynesian economics work, Austrian doesn't. Austrian leads to inequality, welfare lifts people out of poverty. Police brutality hurts black communities. The Reagan administration distributed the drugs.

[@scythal]

@@night6724 Absolutely not. Austrian economics has never been proven to include the scientific method - and a lack of regulation almost always leads to a disaster.

[@Ducaso]

@@night6724 Hard Nah son

[@RachoTLH]

#0: National Firearms Act Did nothing to change violent crime, restricted hundreds of millions from exercising their rights by directly infringing on them, and was a vessel for expansion of government overreach by the ATF attempting to arbitrarily add things to it illegally. SBR's, short barreled shotguns, and suppressors were added to it despite not being dangerous compared to normal firearms, and suppressors legitimately just being a very useful safety device. The entire thing was based off of demonizing inanimate objects as opposed to the root causes of crime. (Yes I know it's in the dishonorable mentions, I just felt like venting because it makes me mad)

[@gunkulator1]

Meh. Most democracies have far more restrictive gun laws than the US and do not suffer whatever imagined horrors or dooms are evoked any time gun restrictions are brought up here. "Inanimate objects" should be restricted and controlled in direct proportion to the collective danger and harm they pose to society. As guns, trucks and chemicals have become more deadly with time, so too should the control of them increase.

[@nev12345678910]

@@gunkulator1you don’t have a constitutional right to a truck or chemicals

[@iammrbeat]

Yeah, it's pretty bad

[@gunkulator1]

@@nev12345678910 Gun rights are conditional and the militia is no longer necessary for the security of a free state. 2A is the only right worded this way and read in conjunction with Article 1 Section 8, it is obvious that the state was very much intended to regulate and control guns. Still, the wording of 2A is poor. I'd add it the list of worst laws.

[@thatwolfdude018]

The Patriot Act should at least be an honorable mention. But 1 law you should have included was “No Child Left Behind”. I might be bias because it affected me and tons of other students around the country. This law was terrible and I hated taking those god dam tests!

[@iammrbeat]

Both of those laws are indeed dishonorable mentions!

[@suarezguy]

I doubt you or the country would have really done better without taking tests, without seeing whether or not there was learning and gaining of skills.

[@thatBMWill]

You may have to remake this video with updated laws after the last couple weeks

[@Sanyiago7]

I'd like to see a Top 10 Best Federal Laws. I think it's important to also bring up laws that DID help people in anyway.

[@ranfordigan9713]

After learning about the Smoot Hawley Tariff Act. I'm dreading what Trump's tariffs will bring

[@jaynesager3049]

Yeah, I was wondering if we will be seeing history repeat itself, only worse. His immigration policies as well as tariffs.

[@BaggyCEO89]

How was the National Firearms Act of 1934 not on this list. It had better be in the top 20. Horrible piece of legislation

[@iammrbeat]

I forgot about that one. Yeah I'm not a fan, either.