sudden valley gunner
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Th constitution is just a piece of paper ... its up to us all to insure it is followed. Resistance is not futile Mr. Picard !
Viva la resistance!
Th constitution is just a piece of paper ... its up to us all to insure it is followed. Resistance is not futile Mr. Picard !
By reading both the federalist and the anti-federalist papers you learn much about what the fears at the time were. I have not read the anti-federalist papers yet myself. I have read the federalist papers and I understand their logic for not including a bill of rights at the start of things. I have made comments to that effect in another thread.
The basic idea being that if we did not enumerate the powers that we were granting the government in the constitution then the government would not have that power. The were worried that by using enumerated rights such as a bill of rights that the effect would be a limiting of the rights of the people.
That is what I walked away understanding.
Th constitution is just a piece of paper ............. Resistance is not futile Mr. Picard !
What company insures that? Liberty Mutual, of course. I will of course ensure to buy some.
By reading both the federalist and the anti-federalist papers you learn much about what the fears at the time were. I have not read the anti-federalist papers yet myself. I have read the federalist papers and I understand their logic for not including a bill of rights at the start of things. I have made comments to that effect in another thread.
The basic idea being that if we did not enumerate the powers that we were granting the government in the constitution then the government would not have that power. The were worried that by using enumerated rights such as a bill of rights that the effect would be a limiting of the rights of the people.
That is what I walked away understanding.
Agree on needing to read both the Federalist and the Anti- Federalist papers. I was only replying to the question of what might be considered anti-government writings. Our Government at the time felt that the authors of those documents were committing treason and made it cleat that those responsible would be hanged if caught. Treason was considered a serious crime in those days. Not so much nowadays.You wanta watch how you use The Federalist Papers. They were partisan letters-to-the-editor in battleground states, the authors trying to sway readers to support the constitution in the ratification fight in those states. They contain some serious whoppers.
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