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To: AlguyA
The point about the constitution, Al, is that you can read. You know abortion isn't in there because you can read. You know they dreamed it out of those pages.

You, therefore, understand my point.

Nice to have a written document so the little guy can keep tabs on the powerful. Nice to have a written document so the little guy can see if they're feeding him a line of bull.
57 posted on 11/18/2002 3:05:53 PM PST by xzins
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To: xzins
"You know they dreamed it out of those pages."

No. What I know is that when THEY read the document they read it differently than I do. Essentially, they bring to the document they're Own Personal Interpretation of the Constitution.

I look for the original intent of the Framers. I study what they wrote about the Constitution and what they're understanding of the Constitution was, etc. Sort of like I do with theology. I look at the Church fathers, etc.

In other words, I don't just assume I can pick up a written document and just read into it whatever I want. Mainly, because I've seen the Supreme Court do this and its killed over forty million unborn children. But then, who knows, maybe they were convicted by the Madisonian Spirit to read it that way. -)

60 posted on 11/18/2002 3:13:18 PM PST by AlguyA
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