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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,919 posts)
Sun Jun 5, 2022, 02:24 PM Jun 2022

Guest opinion: Living in Sam Alito's Theocracy

All grand political compromises have defects, some more glaring than others. Our nation’s Constitution is no exception.

The drafters of the constitution ignored Abigail Adams’ earlier plea to husband John to “remember the ladies.“ It was not until 1920 when women’s fight for full citizenship secured the right to vote.

And, notoriously, the drafters left intact the “peculiar institution” of human enslavement.

But the Federalists did yield on one important matter — the demand for a guarantee of individual rights against the central government. It would take more than a century for those rights to be guaranteed against abuses by state and local governments.

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/guest-opinion-living-sam-alito-090044601.html

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Guest opinion: Living in Sam Alito's Theocracy (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2022 OP
BTW, where are Catholic/Evangelical clergy when it comes to heckles65 Jun 2022 #1

heckles65

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1. BTW, where are Catholic/Evangelical clergy when it comes to
Sun Jun 5, 2022, 08:08 PM
Jun 2022

firearms and the number of deaths they cause?

My impression is that for them, it's a case of "Not My Department."

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