"Men" was not an all inclusive term at that time. Hence the 3/5 compromise and the need for the Equal rights amendment.
On Jul 8, 2013, at 2:23 PM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: > > ALL MEN? > > Doesn't say citizen. > > That in and of itself caused me to change a lot of long held beliefs, Judah > I think made the argument. Couple years ago. > On Jul 8, 2013 3:20 PM, "zaphod" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> how can it if the baby hasn't been born yet. According to the >> constitution, it's not a citizen yet, until born. >> >> >> On Jul 8, 2013, at 2:11 PM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> I'd say that applies more to the baby personally. >>> >>> Provided the sex was consentual. A choice was made that carries a risk. >>> On Jul 8, 2013 3:00 PM, "Zaphod" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> true, I should have used the phrasing from the 14th Amendment. >>>> >>>> nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, >>>> without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its >> jurisdiction >>>> the equal protection of the laws. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jul 8, 2013, at 1:52 PM, Maureen <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> The phrase "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are >>>>> created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain >>>>> unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit >>>>> of Happiness." is from the Declaration of Independence and has no >>>>> force in law. >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 11:44 AM, Zaphod <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Right to life, liberty & the pursuit of happiness is also very broad. >>>> Abortion would fall under that. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:365376 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
