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Re: constitutional discussion (was:Re: Gun debate (was Re: New Web Page
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Thu, 3 Jun 1999 14:50:20 GMT
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c576653@cclabs.*spamless*missouri.edu
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Richard Dee wrote:
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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.
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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.
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 count in the eyes of the constitution.
> Your analogy evoked some quite humorous imagery, such as
> horses riding the jockeys at the races....
:-)
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Sincerely,
Christopher L. Weeks
central Missouri, USA
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