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To: gleeaikin
It was the knowledge of the terrible wars and death tolls following Martin Luther’s protest, that convinced our early settlers to leave religion out of politics.

You at least ought to familiarize yourself with the Compact that established the first basis in the new world for written laws, and after that you might want to take a look at the first written Constitution in Western history.

Cordially,

19 posted on 10/02/2007 8:28:27 AM PDT by Diamond
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To: Diamond

Are you referring to the Mayflower Compact and the Magna Carta?


20 posted on 10/02/2007 9:06:24 AM PDT by gleeaikin
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