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To: sully777

I never think of the Three-fifths Compromise as an insult to black Americans...it does not state that black people are only 3/5th human...what it states is that every black resident/slave, who at the time was not counted as a citizen, would be counted as 3/5th of a citizen/resident for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives...twisting the intent of the law always sounds so self righteous...slavery itself was evil...no need to exagerate...it's overkill.


30 posted on 03/16/2005 3:38:43 PM PST by foreshadowed at waco
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To: foreshadowed at waco

Figured if Willie can pull an idea out of a hat so could I. Just funnin'


45 posted on 03/16/2005 11:24:11 PM PST by sully777 (It's like my momma always said, "Two wrongs don't make a right but two Wrights make an airplane.")
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