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The amazing thing about the Constitution and the men who wrote it was they predicted what we're seeing now and provided built-in safeguards against the rule of
by nathanaldensr 4y ago
The amazing thing about the Constitution and the men who wrote it was they predicted what we're seeing now and provided built-in safeguards against the rule of men. Rights are derived from God and not from a temporary agreement amongst men who one day will be on your side, and the next day not. Our entire legal system originated from and reinforces these principles. That some people don't wish this were so does not make it so, no matter how many down-votes are issued or tantrums thrown.
- EForEndeavour 4y ago"Safeguards against the rule of men" were not built into the Declaration of Independence (which I assume you're referring to given your mention of God) or the Constitution until the 13th Amendment of 1865. Congress deleted criticism of the slave trade from the Declaration before final approval (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_men_are_created_equal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_men_are_created_equal)