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Originally Posted by UntwistedTruth.com  Very intelligent post. My original point is that the Christian principals of our Founders have made this nation the freest, most prosperous, longest continuing democracy in recorded history.
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Freest in what sense? Depends how you define freedom.
Most prosperous? Depends how you measure it. Kuwait has a higher GNP per capita for example
Britain has been an evolving parliamentary democracy since the late 13th century
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01-18-2008, 07:13 PM
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Level up: 40%, 39 Points needed | | The Britsh empire was clearly oppressing the Colonies. Empires have a habit of doing that.
And as far as gay rights being in the Constitution, there are many rights held to the people that are not specifically named in the Constitution. That is what the 9th amendment is all about. | |
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01-18-2008, 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by waitingtables The Britsh empire was clearly oppressing the Colonies. Empires have a habit of doing that.
And as far as gay rights being in the Constitution, there are many rights held to the people that are not specifically named in the Constitution. That is what the 9th amendment is all about. | First you have to establish "gay" as a distinct separate "people". But wouldn't that in itself admit that there is something different about them than people that aren't "gay?
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01-18-2008, 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by waitingtables The Britsh empire was clearly oppressing the Colonies. Empires have a habit of doing that.
How so?
And as far as gay rights being in the Constitution, there are many rights held to the people that are not specifically named in the Constitution. That is what the 9th amendment is all about. | The ninth amendment says "If we forgot anything then just stick in here"!
I doubt whether the founding fathers had "gay rights" in mind.
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Level up: 40%, 39 Points needed | | They certainly had discrimination in mind, and keeping oppressive government out of our lives. | |
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Originally Posted by garysher Freest in what sense? Depends how you define freedom.
Most prosperous? Depends how you measure it. Kuwait has a higher GNP per capita for example
Britain has been an evolving parliamentary democracy since the late 13th century | No Taxation without representation | |
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Originally Posted by waitingtables They certainly had discrimination in mind, and keeping oppressive government out of our lives. | Did they have discrimination in mind when they sent their slaves off to work each day for no pay?
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01-29-2008, 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Grace No Taxation without representation | I pay tax to the US Treasury, lots of it, but I don't get to vote 
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Originally Posted by garysher I pay tax to the US Treasury, lots of it, but I don't get to vote |
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