Good morning!
Any debate on freedoms/basic rights (at least in the US) should keep these
two source documents in mind:
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE:
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.
(paragraph 2)
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
We the people of the United States, in order to form a more
perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility,
provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and
secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity,
do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States
of America.
(Preamble)
That's all I plan to say on this list... I'll take on any of you jokers,
give you the civics lesson you deserve!
Off-list of course!
(BTW, :-) :-)
Oh - how about this:
As a tie in to a controversial MM issue, the Declaration of Independence
was written by a man who raped slaves. (There can't be consent when you
own your partner - Sally Hemings wasn't allowed the "right" to decline.)
Does this fact make that document any less valid?
Do the words have meanings beyond those which the author intended, are there
emotions or meanings that the writing can evoke, even when coming from an
"impure" source?
ta-
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