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Originally posted by Yorick:
Making changes incredibly difficult now, only makes changes later more so. [/QB]
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Now this *is* getting silly, so lets again rehash. Yorick believes that the following tenents are outdated, outmoded or whatever other "out" word we want to slap together to describe our highest law.....
1.) Freedom to persue/not persue to religion of your choice.
2.) Freedom to say whatever you wish within reason. You cannot for instance cry "Fire" in a movie theatre.
3.) Freedom to peacefully assemble and dissent.
4.) Freedom to own/maintain/use firearms.
5.) Protection against the army from seizing your home for its use upon whim
and of course without your permission.
6.) Protection against unlawful searches and seizures by the government, police et al.
7.) Protection against trial and imprisonment without a grand jury inquiry, double jeopardy or self incrimination, and of course disenfranchized of their private property without just compensation.
8.) The priveledge of a speedy trial by an impartial jury.
9.) Protection against excessive bail, excessive fines or cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
10.) The enumeration in the Constitution , of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
11.) The freedom from being enslaved.
12.) The freeom from an individual state passing a law abridging your Constitutional Rights
13.) Your freedom to vote for representatives.
14.) Protection for women against sexual discriminaton when it comes to excercising their power to vote and have a say.
15.) The Constitution limits the number of office terms a person can hold as President, thus protecting us all from a seizure of power by one person.
16.)Failure to pay payroll taxes doesnt disenfranchise a person from voting in the future.
17.) Protection against our Representatives making laws for their own compensation taking effect until an election of reps shall have intervened.
There we have it, old fashioned ideas, needing an updating...
So tell me Yorick which of these is "heinous" outdated etc. No Slavery? Being given the right to vote? How about free speech or freeom of religion?
Oh and as far as it being damned near impossible to "ammend" this set of laws, lets have a look on when each was ratified (passed)
I.) 1791 II.) 1791 III.)1791 IV.) 1791 V.) 1791 VI.) 1791 VII.) 1791
VIII.) 1791 IX.) 1791 X.) 1791 XI.) 1795 XII.) 1804 XIII.) 1865
XIV.) 1868 XV.) 1870 XVI.)1913 XVII.) 1913 XVIII.) 1919 XIX.) 1920
XX.) 1933 XXI.)1933 XXII.) 1951 XXIII.)1961 XXIV.) 1964 XXV.) 1967
XXVI.) 1971 XXVII.)
1992