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To: conservatism_IS_compassion; umbagi; marktwain
My post had nothing to do with promoting Christianity. The point remains when the 1A was written, duels were still legal…..you could be sued for libel. You should also not write checks with your mouth/pen that your ass couldn’t cash.

Prime example - Andy Jackson, and he was president.

10 posted on 12/03/2024 4:48:19 PM PST by Repeat Offender (While the wicked stand confounded, call me with Thy saints surrounded.)
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To: Repeat Offender
My post had nothing to do with promoting Christianity.
My analysis of the incentives under which the Federalists operated did not refer to promoting Christianity but to accommodating already extant Christians. Freedom of speech was already an established principle - but the right to not be lied about verbally or in print - a right enforceable via slander/libel civil action - was also an established principle (understandable WRT the commandment against false witness).

12 posted on 12/11/2024 7:44:44 AM PST by conservatism_IS_compassion
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