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To: Aussiebabe
The thing is, we wouldn't get a US style Bill of Rights here - if we did, though I don't think we need one, I'd be less worried.

But what we would probably get is a Bill of Rights which enshrined Free Health Care, Free University Education, Gay Marriage - all sorts of things like that.

I think matters like those should be kept out of the Constitution. If a democratically elected government can get support for them - well, I can live with that, even if I don't like it - but not in the Constitution.

6 posted on 01/11/2006 2:42:36 AM PST by naturalman1975 (Sure, give peace a chance - but si vis pacem, para bellum.)
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To: naturalman1975
I think matters like those should be kept out of the Constitution.

So did the U.S. founding fathers who intended to leave these things to the legislators, i.e., the people's representatives, but modern day judges ignore the words written in the Constitution and make up their own laws, e.g., a right to sodomy.

15 posted on 01/11/2006 3:49:31 AM PST by libertylover (Bush spied. Terrorists died.)
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