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To: LaBelleDameSansMerci; All
"....We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish the Constitution for the United Sates of America............

Which brings up an interesting question really, why did we need all of this? We kicked out the Brits, why did we need to formalize a government? The very act limited a person's freedoms. What was the whole idea behind it? A way to create security by pulling together as one?

20 posted on 02/28/2003 4:35:20 PM PST by chance33_98 (Freep On)
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To: chance33_98
"...Which brings up an interesting question really, why did we need all of this? We kicked out the Brits, why did we need to formalize a government? ..."

Perhaps they just had too much time on their hands. Maybe we should sue the descendants of slaves for reparations.....

29 posted on 02/28/2003 5:11:54 PM PST by LaBelleDameSansMerci
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