Protestantism

» pink101 - Big Important Distinction

In response to Big Important Distinction posted by BrianTubbs:
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Writing the Constitution was one thing.
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Ratification is something else.
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You may not be aware of it; but, We the People hold the power of government in our hands. Our power is a little publicized fact of reality. Twelve men on a Jury--tried and true--have the ability to decide what is and what is legitimate law--that is the foundation on which our government is built. And, it is shakey ground in a certain sense.
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What the Founding Fathers did one way or the other is immaterial to what we do today other than the fact that some of us are loyal to tradition. Some of us have no such loyalty--instead, we look to the future. I think that is a problem in many ways as it comes to play in our everyday life.
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I watched some of the FOX News Presidential Candidate Debate last night before I turned it off in disgust and rolled over to sleep. The idea that these Republicans have isolated themselves into a box that is indifferent to the future exemplifies what I'm trying to say. Little boys playing tin soldiers when the reality is that human lifes are at stake. What an obscenity. They do not understand the American People--they are steeped in the traditions of political power.
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-- posted by pink101