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To: Rokke

Every decision that is made rewrites the Constitution to some extent because it is dealing with a question the framers did not anticipate.

The constitution was never meant to be the final word. It is a set of basic principles that provide the foundation of American law. Just as church tradition/Talmudic interpretation expands upon scripture, so legal precedent expands upon the constitution in response to changing situations.


869 posted on 10/08/2005 10:43:07 AM PDT by Sam the Sham (A conservative party tough on illegal immigration could carry California in 2008)
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To: Sam the Sham

I despair of the number of people who know the answer and don't want to be confused by intellectual arguments.


876 posted on 10/08/2005 11:17:08 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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