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thucythucy

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4. Well, you could consider the Articles of Confederation

Reply to WovenGems (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 8, 2013, 04:15 PM

Jul 2013

as our "first time," and I think the consensus seems to be that these didn't work out so well, hence the (second) Constitutional Convention.

It's tragic though, what's happening in Egypt. I don't see how anybody benefits from all this violence.

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Boiling Clusterfuck in Egypt... [View all] friendlyFRIEND Jul 2013 OP

Easy WovenGems Jul 2013 #1

thats what they shoulda done the first time friendlyFRIEND Jul 2013 #2

Me thinks WovenGems Jul 2013 #3

Well, you could consider the Articles of Confederation thucythucy Jul 2013 #4

Chaos nt flamingdem Jul 2013 #5