To: servo1969
Slavery was not prohibited by the Constitution, and was in recognized as an existing institution. However, it was not “set in stone” (codified) in the way those God-given rights acknowledged within the Bill of Rights were.
10 posted on
10/09/2014 12:56:15 PM PDT by
WayneS
(Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
To: WayneS
It was a 10th amendment issue.
Not prohibited or codified, the people and the states were free to make their own decision about how to best order their lives...
56 posted on
10/09/2014 2:19:55 PM PDT by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
To: WayneS
Yes, the Founder’s always intended it for it to end.
61 posted on
10/09/2014 3:01:46 PM PDT by
fortheDeclaration
(Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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