[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> << Not to mention that we are a good ways from providing such
> self evident truths to all Americans, let alone all of humanity. >>
>
> Alberto,
>
> I'm sure you're aware of this, but...
>
> While they most likely remain the most famous words ever written about the
> plight of the oppressed, neither the US Declaration of Independence nor the
> US Constitution were *supposed* to grant equal rights to everyone. Men are
> created equal. Not all humans. Just men. And in fact, if you weren't white
> and owned land, the document(s) specifically limit your rights. Black
> Americans (slaves) were considered what, 2/3 of a white person?
I think it was 3/5 of a person.
Yeah. Just double-checked the Constitution. 3/5 of a person.
Julia
