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Date Posted: 22:21:20 09/22/02 Sun
Author: Grumpy�
Author Host/IP: 155-41.poccpe.cableone.net / 24.116.155.41
Subject: Re: Hmmmmmm is right
In reply to: Wilbs 's message, "Hmmmmmm is right" on 21:07:52 09/22/02 Sun

"What we got, and what we grew into are two different things. It was common practice to discriminate against religions that they did not approve of. Catholics, for instance (since the protestants were mutated out of the Church of England) were seriously discriminated against. The document did not allow that."

That's true.

"People owned slaves. The document didn't allow that."

That's false. The document did allow that.

"The document is key. People don't really read it. People don't really understand it. And then you have courts who don't understand it, and you wonder who ever will."

You're living proof people don't understand it.

"The document, however, gives no right to the government to tax its citizens for anything but defense."

That's false. Maybe you should actually read it.

"Things surely have changed."

I didn't think you'd noticed.

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No, the document did NOT say anything about slaves. -- Wilbs, 21:08:27 10/11/02 Fri
- Article I, Section 2, Paragraph 3 of the original wording is; -- Grumpy�, 21:24:13 10/11/02 Fri
  - And another thing; -- Grumpy�, 21:26:53 10/11/02 Fri
    - Ok. There is reference to slavery -- Wilbs, 20:53:31 10/14/02 Mon
      - Re: Ok. There is reference to slavery -- Grumpy�, 22:59:18 10/14/02 Mon
        And Catholics were not treated very well -- Wilbs, 19:36:01 10/16/02 Wed
        Re: And Catholics were not treated very well -- Grumpy�, 21:15:07 10/18/02 Fri
        You are right. -- wILBS, 18:52:24 10/29/02 Tue
        Re: You are right. -- Grumpy�, 00:27:09 10/30/02 Wed
        It's all about Cat tracks -- Wilbs, 21:01:28 11/01/02 Fri
        Re: It's all about Cat tracks -- Grumpy�, 01:14:24 11/02/02 Sat
        Re: It's all about Cat tracks -- Wilbs, 19:54:11 11/08/02 Fri