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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?
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> By the commonly held idea that the slaves weren't people. Our
> constitution doesn't give those rights to horses either.
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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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