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To: Lumberjack
Ideas are not judged "good or bad" based on the number of people that support them.

Of course not. But you are willing to concede, I hope, that ideas are definitely not judged "good or bad" based on the pronouncements of people who think they are (but they aren't) experts on Constitutional law and their subjective divining of what the Founding Fathers would or would not approve?

307 posted on 08/29/2002 6:02:56 PM PDT by wimpycat
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To: wimpycat
Of course not. But you are willing to concede, I hope, that ideas are definitely not judged "good or bad" based on the pronouncements of people who think they are (but they aren't) experts on Constitutional law and their subjective divining of what the Founding Fathers would or would not approve?

The U.S. Constitution has far fewer words than my 2000 Toyota Camry Owner's Manual. Its has less technical detail, less cumbersome wording, and a much more easy to understand writing style.

Now, I can understand my 2000 Toyota Camry Owner's Manual. What do you think the chances are that I can read and understand the Constitution of the United States? Pretty good, wouldn't you say?

And if I can understand the U.S. Constitution, which is not rocket science by any means, doesn't it reason then that I could comment on it in an intelligent manner? And if I, a lowly internet forum poster can accomplish this task, wouldn't you think that others could do so as well?

358 posted on 08/29/2002 6:18:57 PM PDT by Lumberjack
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