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yeah, don't want any of your slaves fleeing to other states https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive_Slave_Clause https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive_Slave_Cl

• tathougies 7y ago
  Yeah, don't want an otherwise good constitution because of a provision that has been repealed for over 150 years.
  • moate 7y ago
    >>an otherwise good constitution This bold assumption is where the issue comes in. There's plenty of constitution that I'd be fine shredding and plenty more that could really use some specific, involved updating. The whole of the 2nd amendment can fuck off and I wouldn't shed a tear. 3rd feels like it doesn't need to be at "cornerstone of our government" levels, and the 4th could really use some extra juice to it. Also, based on recent events, we can get rid of the 10th and I'd be happier. TL;dr- Having a constitution is great. Ours could use some work.
    • AnimalMuppet 7y ago
      I'd be a lot happier if we actually acted like the 10th means what it says.
  • samirillian 7y ago
    > otherwise good constitution well, if we're capable of telling the good parts from the bad parts, why do we need it in the first place. - edit, you contradicted your initial "slippery slope" point. either we judge the constitution or the constitution judges us. either it's a buffet where you take what you like or you don't. which one is it, tauthage?
    • tathougies 7y ago
      > you contradicted your initial "slippery slope" point. either we judge the constitution or the constitution judges us. either it's a buffet where you take what you like or you don't. which one is it, tauthage? If we lived in a world where the constitution currently allowed slavery, I'd say begone with it. But we do not, and I am uninterested in considering what I'd do if I lived in a time I do not.