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» pink101 - Changing Times & Interpretations

In response to Changing Times posted by BrianTubbs:
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Brian is extolling the values of tradition and--to a degree--rightfully so.
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But, only to a degree.
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There was a law in michigan that all automobiles had to be proceeded by a person carrying a latern some thirty feet or so ahead after dark. That law hadn't been removed from the books for some time after highway speeds of a hundred miles an hour were more than possible.
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And, the point is that times do change and so does intent.
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What the Founders meant and believed was colored by their times. And what we mean and believe is colored by ours. We have come to a place where we accept the ideas of Political Correctness in some of our legal interpretations of the law. How did that come to be?
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It, obviously, is a long story; but, I think it can be explained. The best place for that would be at the History Site. I think a discussion should include the Reconstruction period in the United States and how heavily the unfolding political climate changed America. Maybe someone is interested in that? I would be.
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-- posted by pink101