First Amendment... the NEXT biggie...
Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech
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The Brownian motion of a spirit through this myth called reality.
2007/2/24
2007/2/15
The First Amendment: What IS 'original intent'??
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
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2007/2/12
Gay Marriage, and a conservative I agree with.
Representative Ron Paul, R-Texas, wrote this little ditty about gay marraige back in 2004, and I'm with him 100%. Leave it to the states to decide. Bring back federalism, and get the national government out of micro-managing our lives.
Back in my idealistic youth, I did rail against states' rights, just as Mr.Paul says. I was under the elitist and mistaken notion that what are "self-evident truths" up here in the North, would be equally self-evident and true throughout this nation. I concede my error now. Much of the country seems to think that NASCAR is actually a sport- what's the point in trying to debate the essential human condition with someone that thinks "foot to the metal and turn right" constitutes "sport"?