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Because the Founders were concerned that if early drafts were circulated they would be shut down before they got very far- and they wanted to be able to change
by ensignavenger 17y ago
Because the Founders were concerned that if early drafts were circulated they would be shut down before they got very far- and they wanted to be able to change their minds freely without looking like they were flip flopping. Yes- those same circumstances clearly apply to politics today!
- joe_the_user 17y agoUh, The situation that applies today is the treaty is being negotiated in secret in order to ratified in as much secrecy as possible and with the hope that once that's done, it can enforced as quietly as possible and the repressive parts of it may be used to make that silence mandatory as well. -- Contrast this to the US constitution, which involved long and difficult demand before ratification.