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Re: constitutional discussion (was:Re: Gun debate (was Re: New Web Page
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Wed, 2 Jun 1999 21:37:51 GMT
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On Tue, 1 Jun 1999 19:21:06 GMT, Christopher L. Weeks uttered the following
profundities...
> > Where is slavery justified or supported, and the slaves' lack of rights?
> 
> By the commonly held idea that the slaves weren't people.  Our
> constitution doesn't give those rights to horses either.
> 
> 
But horses are non-humanoid quadrapeds, and slaves were in
fact bipedal humanoid. The only difference between slaves and
non-slaves were skin kerotin levels.

Your analogy evoked some quite humorous imagery, such as
horses riding the jockeys at the races....
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(...) I agree that the distinction was foolish, and it was clear that some (Jefferson possibly) slave owners purposfully deluded themselves because they had it so good with slaves. nontheless, I think that is the explanation of why slaves didn't (...) (27 years ago, 3-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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(...) I think it's a pretty strong corner-stone for our nation. It may need to be altered as time marches on...I just don't see a burning need. Actually, I would like to see the ammendments that pass the rights and duties which aren't specifically (...) (27 years ago, 1-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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