Posted on 12/15/2021 8:29:58 AM PST by rktman
Today marks the 230th Anniversary of the passing of the Bill of Rights, Dec 15, 1791.
The founding fathers originally intended the Bill of Rights to be an additional shield against federal tyranny, reinforcing the clear limits that the Constitution already had put in place. Like Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings, who proclaims to the ancient demon, "You Shall Not Pass," the Bill of Rights was to be an instrument that States and individuals would use to proclaim the same message to the national government.
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<>little bastard<>
Stick to what you know. Whatever that is, it isn’t Alexander Hamilton.
He was 5'7" and his mother wasn't married to his biological father.
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