No more liberty in america.
08/12/2014, 13:38
The only way Lady Liberty will return to Uncle's embrace is if he swears to unconditionally honor his vows (the Constitution) to her!
Which part? All the compromises with slave-states?
The drafting of the constitution was an opportunity to end slavery right there in 1787, and there was even much debate over that, but instead, in order to get the slave states to join, they basically made it even worse:
- The "Rendition Clause" (Article 4, Section 2, Clause 2) which REQUIRED free states to return escaped slaves to their owners.
- The "Three-fifths Compromise" which gave extra political power to slave states, and made it almost impossible to abolish slavery for nearly 100 years (you know, without a bloody civil war)
It also did NOT:
-Guarantee rights for all citizens
-Guarantee equal protection under the law
-Allow black or female citizens to vote for another century.
No... I don't think Lady Liberty was very impressed with "The Constitution" or any of the horrors it promised.
The drafting of the constitution was an opportunity to end slavery right there in 1787, and there was even much debate over that, but instead, in order to get the slave states to join, they basically made it even worse:
- The "Rendition Clause" (Article 4, Section 2, Clause 2) which REQUIRED free states to return escaped slaves to their owners.
- The "Three-fifths Compromise" which gave extra political power to slave states, and made it almost impossible to abolish slavery for nearly 100 years (you know, without a bloody civil war)
It also did NOT:
-Guarantee rights for all citizens
-Guarantee equal protection under the law
-Allow black or female citizens to vote for another century.
No... I don't think Lady Liberty was very impressed with "The Constitution" or any of the horrors it promised.
Someone here think that sinfest is become dramafest?
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