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Model35mech

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3. Yep.

Reply to Recycle_Guru (Original post)

Mon Sep 25, 2023, 01:22 PM

Sep 2023

One of the core beliefs of the authors was that our nation and it's constitution would not be perfect, but it would be possible to make it more perfect as time went on.

If only that belief was still common... we would find it much easier to pull the 2nd amendment out of the days of no standing army but rather militiamen that had to provide their own guns.

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Prior to 1913, US senators were appointed by state legislatures [View all] Recycle_Guru Sep 2023 OP

I still can't believe that the 17th passed Polybius Sep 2023 #1

thats what I was thinking--also, Rich people found a way to circumvent Recycle_Guru Sep 2023 #2

Yep. Model35mech Sep 2023 #3

precisely. gathering up the will of the people is challenging Recycle_Guru Sep 2023 #4