To: Chemist_Geek
Ah, yes! The "living, breathing document" interpretation of the Constitution. So why didn't Congress implement a national ID system when the 14th Amendment was ratified?
163 posted on
10/20/2004 10:58:14 AM PDT by
sheltonmac
("Duty is ours; consequences are God's." -Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson)
To: sheltonmac
Because they didn't think it was necessary? Because technology wasn't at a sufficiently advanced level yet? Because illegal immigrants weren't a "problem" at the time? Because foreign terrorists weren't a problem at the time? There are a whole host of possible reasons.
166 posted on
10/20/2004 11:16:51 AM PDT by
Chemist_Geek
("Drill, R&D, and conserve" should be our watchwords! Energy independence for America!)
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