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Some of the founders of this country were responsible for the Alien and Sedition Acts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_and_Sedition_Acts https://en.wikiped
by jp57 5y ago
Some of the founders of this country were responsible for the Alien and Sedition Acts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_and_Sedition_Acts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_and_Sedition_Acts
- JohnWhigham 5y agoSeriously, the weird veneration we have for the founders is very bizarre mainly because once they got in power, they largely acted like any other ruler.
- jvanderbot 5y agoI don't think their intent was ever to act unlike a government. But then again who can really divine intent? All we can do is live by laws. But even a self-limiting government has to play politics internationally, and that requires a specific set of tools. I don't see anything here that trips alarms to me.
- Zamicol 5y agoTheir practical actions clarified and tempered their espoused dogma. Wise individuals are frequently misunderstood thanks to the ambiguity of language, and listeners reasonably prefer assumption over nuance.