Believing as I do that this is a Constitutional issue reserved for decision by the electors and knowing that these days electors are selected by voters, my opinion and your opinion are important because you and I pick the electors who make these decisions.
So, please return my 4.50. ;-)
It was over two centuries late, but a copy of a library book George Washington borrowed was returned yesterday to a New York library. It was over two centuries late, but a copy of a library book George Washington borrowed was returned yesterday to a New York library. The former president borrowed The Law of Nations by Emer de Vattel on 5 October 1789, according to the records of the New York Society Library
http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2010/may/20/george-washington-library-book
And this: Thomas Jefferson a Founder of Our Nation and Influential in the Framing of OurConstitution used his personal copy of 1775 French edition of The Law of Nations orPrinciples of Natural Law by Vattel, newly edited edition by Charles Dumas in 1775, tohelp write and influence others in the writing of the Founding Documents.The foundersand framers were fluent in French, the diplomatic language of the time, many havingserved as diplomatsto France.Thomas Jeffersonused his personal copy of the new 1775 French edition of theVattels Law of Nations or Principles of Natural Lawto write theDeclaration of Independence. He was also very influential in the creation of theU.S.Constitution. Quotations such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, Laws of Nature and concepts for a new more perfect form of government with a writtenConstitution and independent Judiciary and the sovereignty of the People are right out of Vattels Law of Nations or Principles of Natural Law.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/63743974/Thomas-Jefferson-used-Vattel-s-Law-of-Nations-to-Write-Founding-Documents The former president borrowed The Law of Nations by Emer de Vattel on 5 October 1789, according to the records of the New York Society Library