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    Americans who keep droning on about the Founding Fathers and what is or isn't in the Constitution should keep this quote in mind

    "Laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind. As that becomes more developed, more enlightened, as new discoveries are made, new truths discovered and manners and opinions change, with the change of circumstances, institutions must advance also to keep pace with the times. We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy as civilized society to remain ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors."

    It's by Thomas Jefferson, inscribed at the Jefferson Memorial in Washington

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    • What is your point? Yes laws change with change. Now how to value good vs bad? capt wow?
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    • Same way we always did, by consensus opinion
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    • of course u dont mean consensus makes all right?
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    • Point is, the Constitution wasn't perfect when written and the Founders understood this
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    • but what do u have beef with. Im just trying to find a value system to agree on. democracy vs republic stuff
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    • u dont really believe in mob rule as value or philosophy right? so what stands as a barometer for right vs wrong
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    • of course jefferson understood this, Was th context in case of slavery that couldnt be popularly abolished at the time
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    • popular vote would declare slavery was right until majority decided against it
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    • and of course what is your motive for such a post again. obvipus as it is u might as well state it
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    • What is your motive for replying?
      How come everyone has a motive except you
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    • my motif is to find out your motive of course. Just trying to understand ya. But hey way to ask even if it was obvious
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    • but still the main thing is u dont really beleive consensus dictates right or wrong.. right?
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    • Go kill yourself.DrBombay
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