Real0ne
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Something that happened in 1861 could not affect the INTENT of something written in 1789 comprehension of this fact could not in any rational way be interepeted to mean that I was ignoring The War of Northern Agression merely that as it happened yet the founders clearly could not have taken it into account. Exactly my point. The Founders could not take into account any conditions of the Republic in the FUTURE. The writings and opinions of the Founders are expressions of their time, not ours. That was then; this is Now. The FUTURE is us. The words of the Founders have limited utility unless they are reinterpreted to today's requirements. That's why we have a Court system that interprets the Constitution as a living document. Otherwise, we are doomed to play "groundhog day" forever in the Eighteenth Century. Truth is relative to time and place. And in our time and place we are ONE nation. Not a confederacy of nation-states. As I said, the matter was settled at Appomattox. The times they are a changing. It is fruitless to debate what was said by Madison, Jefferson, or any of their contemporaries. Fun, but futile because we make our own NOW. The constitution is a set of timeless principles that are as valid today as they were back in the day. Maybe you think freedom of speech can somehow evolve into some kind of living organism too. This living document BS is a means for some who would interpret the constitution to suit their own needs. agreed, in so far as rights are concerned it is based in a long history of court decisions forming 3what is called stare decis. Not the whinsical crap people put to their "living" document. LOL In so far as the bringing forward of english statutes, well thats the living whinsical part by sovereign prerogative. see the duke of new york and how that government evolved for perfet examples.
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"We the Borg" of the us imperialists....resistance is futile Democracy; The 'People' voted on 'which' amendment? Yesterdays tinfoil is today's reality! "No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session
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