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To: TexasGurl24
You should attach the attribution to this very important article from https://www.allaboutphilosophy.org/natural-law-and-sir-william-blackstone-faq.htm

The Constitution IS subservient to God’s law. All of mans law is subordinate to God’s law.

Also the mention of "God" is not the Christian concept, rather of the Deist "Creator". Else Blackstone would be out of step with the original intent of the Deist authors of the Constitution.

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Natural Law and Sir William Blackstone
QUESTION: Natural Law and Sir William Blackstone

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One of the greatest treatises on Natural Law comes from Sir William Blackstone in his Commentaries on the Laws of England. Blackstone’s Commentaries was required reading for law students in Great Britain and the United States for over a century.

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Natural Law – Commentaries on the Laws
MEANING OF LAW

105 posted on 09/21/2019 5:15:39 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: PIF

Blackstone’s Commentaries predates the founders, he was not a Deist. Neither were the majority of the founders. You’ve swallowed the propaganda.


118 posted on 09/21/2019 8:16:41 AM PDT by TexasGurl24
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