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> the founders knew that if the majority of voters didn't have property then they would eventually just vote to take away the property of others. That argument
by buck4roo 8y ago
> the founders knew that if the majority of voters didn't have property then they would eventually just vote to take away the property of others.
That argument seems to fly in the face of the 5th Amendment:
"... nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."
- c22 8y agoI don't get it, by my reading that amendment supports the argument.