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To: Publius
46 This power, exercised without limitation, will introduce itself into every comer of the city and country

So it will wait upon ladies at their toilette, accompany them to the ball, the play and the assembly, church, every home, cellar, kitchen, bedroom, all of a man's drinks, a constant companion to all, upon every head. . . . Sheesh.

A common tactic of the demagogue is to whip the populace into a froth over imaginary evils. Yates was a skilled lawyer and NY Supreme Court judge. He knew exactly what he was doing.

“Let the smaller colonies have equal money and equal men and then let them have an equal vote . . . If they have an equal vote without bearing equal burdens, a confederation upon such an iniquitous base will never last long.” Ben Franklin

12 posted on 06/21/2010 4:18:22 PM PDT by Jacquerie (It is happening here.)
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To: Jacquerie
So it will wait upon ladies at their toilette

You are aware that the federal government regulates toilets, right?

13 posted on 06/21/2010 6:35:13 PM PDT by Huck (Q: How can you tell a party is in the majority? A: They're complaining about the fillibuster.)
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