Posted on 01/20/2010 11:29:03 AM PST by Publius
LOL! I'd have to agree. It's amazing how many people think a Republic is where everyone gets to try to tell everyone else what do do. :-)
but I think that both sides were right.
Excellent point. The Founders KNEW they had to have something written in order to make the States' dealings with foreign nations unified and to settle squabbles among themselves.
Having it misinterpreted or ignored was a risk they took. The best they could hope for was to tie it down as long as possible.
I look forward to the discussion!
Thank you. I’m in.
I started a book called “Founding America Documents from the Revolution to the Bill of Rights” for background, with the intention of reading the Fed/AntiFed in chronological order when I got to that point. But it got kinda dull at the beginning repeatedly listing the same grievances (which needed to be done of course, just got boring to read). This will motivate me to get back on track.
Put me on your list please.
I’m in.
From previous experience I know you and Bill with do this topic justice.
I am looking forward to my continued education.
Always good to have you on board.
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Though I too have had difficulty in reading the complex writing of 200 years ago, it seems to have gotten easier the more time I’ve spent with such authors. And I have to wonder...If we’re not able to comprehend what they wrote, will we be able to understand and weigh what they thought?
This is not pulp fiction, after all, to be consumed rapidly and then swapped out at the used book store. Much of what these men had to say requires re-reading and reflection, digestion and discussion. (Hence this FReeper book club.) Once that effort is made, their archaic prose ceases to perplex, and often becomes simply beautiful.
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What a great idea. Thanks! I’m in.
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Checking in from work so this will have to be short. I am, as you know, skeptical of the whole thing. A bunch of guys in wigs who can't even spell "inalienable" and whose bell cracked the first time they tried to ring it? It'll never last. They'll be whimpering for the King to take them back in six months, mark my words.
I can sort of see why you didn't post this yesterday. Things were sort of, ah, busy. Some hotheads in Massachusetts look like they've overthrown the existing order there. Probably a bunch of guys in wigs.
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Please sign me up. Taking a class on Constitution law and National Security right now. Your timing is perfect!
Please sign me up. Taking a class on Constitutional law and National Security right now. Your timing is perfect!
Publius,
Count me in! I really enjoyed the Atlas Shrugged book club and was just mentioning it to people at work today. I was just getting ready to pick up the Federalist Papers as my next “serious” reading project, so this is very timely!
- Ted
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Thanks for the ping; thanks for taking up such a worthwhile project. WOW!
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I’m in and I love the idea of the semi-Biblical references. Wish that had been done for a couple of 1860s-1880s books I’ve been reading lately.
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