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Tom Rinaldo

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1. "slavery was an issue on which a compromise could or should have been reached."

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue Oct 31, 2017, 12:40 PM

Oct 2017

Kelly is right. The Constitution considered slaves to be 3/5ths human beings. Abolitionists (and the slaves themselves - but their views didn't count) considered slaves to be full human beings.

Clearly a 4/5ths human compromise could have been reached if those damn Yankees weren't so obstinate.

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'Both Sides' of Slavery Argument Latest Proof John Kelly Is No Moderating Force [View all] riversedge Oct 2017 OP

"slavery was an issue on which a compromise could or should have been reached." Tom Rinaldo Oct 2017 #1

in fact, he's using the same embarrassing bullshit trump did in charlottesvile.... spanone Oct 2017 #2

I heard a podcast the other day... Baconator Oct 2017 #3

Hey, you should credit the author of the article. KitSileya Oct 2017 #4