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To: wideawake

Really?

Even the Founders would agree that arresting a man with possession of a plant and “resisting arrest” was a violation of the man’s freedoms.

But then, they (particularly the Anti-Federalists) had a far more limited view on the proper boundaries of government than even many Freepers today.


40 posted on 08/08/2012 12:32:04 PM PDT by Altariel ("Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!")
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To: Altariel
Even the Founders would agree that arresting a man with possession of a plant and “resisting arrest” was a violation of the man’s freedoms.

I highly doubt it, since the Founders had no problem enforcing laws - passed by a representative assembly - against trafficking in fermented corn mash without paying the duty.

The principle remains the same: if you don't like the laws passed by your legally elected representatives, use the First Amendment and the ballot box to change them.

44 posted on 08/08/2012 12:37:54 PM PDT by wideawake
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