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To: narses

Narses,

Often the writers of the Constitution are referred to as the framers as not to be confused with the men who started the American Revolution, known as the founding fathers.


11 posted on 11/26/2010 2:04:32 PM PST by NeoCaveman (Touch my tagline and I'll have you arrested)
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To: NeoCaveman
The problem with using the word "framers" is that it gives the impression that the Constitution was/is still unfinished, like a house under construction. The Constitution is indeed a finished product, but like a house, it can be added to. The process is long and laborious, just like putting an addition on your house, and rightfully so. To say the Constitution was "framed" in 1787 implies there are gaps in the walls that still need to be bricked over.

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13 posted on 11/26/2010 2:19:26 PM PST by wku man (Still holding my breath, but exhaling a bit after Nov. 2...)
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To: NeoCaveman

Framers is a post-modern sop to feminism. The meme you cite is one crafted by the liberal, left academic crowd.


15 posted on 11/26/2010 2:25:35 PM PST by narses ( 'Prefer nothing to the love of Christ.')
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