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To: FreeKeys

From what I have read the preamble to the Constitution originally said life liberty and pursuit of private property. But was changed because they considered it could be used by the south to legitimize slavery as slavers were considered private property.


57 posted on 11/22/2009 11:54:12 PM PST by guitarplayer1953 (Romak 7.62X54MM, AK47 7.62X39MM, LARGO 9X23MM, HAPINESS IS A WARM GUN BANG BANG YEA YEA)
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To: guitarplayer1953

Doubtful, since those words are written in the Declaration and not the Constitution, and came from the earlier Virginia Declaration of Rights.


89 posted on 11/23/2009 7:45:46 PM PST by Pelham ("Badges?!! We don' need no stinkin' badges!!")
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