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To: epicure who wrote (53143)	7/17/2002 5:44:15 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Maybe because the constitution was viewed only as a set of bylaws. You don't put principles in bylaws. The Constitution, after all, was replacing the Articles of Confederation --it wasn't a founding document in their own right, but didn't come along until, if memory serves, around 1787. The function of the constitution was just to set up a different working relationship between the states and the very limited federal government. Simply a contract between the states (see Article seven), not in any way a declaration of principles. And, of course, as we all know from high school history, the Constitution was an illegal document anyhow. Still is. If we really were a nation of laws, we would still be operating under the Articles of Confederation, which have never been lawfully replaced. Oh, BTW, while also just a contract, the Articles of Confederation do provide that "Whereas it hath pleased the Great Governor of the world to incline the hearts of the legislatures we respectfully represent in Congress . . ." Which is a considerably more deist statement, direct from the founding fathers, than arguing over the year of our Lord.

To: epicure who wrote (53143)	7/17/2002 6:20:35 PM
From: J. C. Dithers	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

I think you are overcomplicating a very simple idea. The founders had no other explanation for their existence other than a creator. They averred that every human is born equal to every other in the eyes of the creator, with no special privilege. Privilege may be endowed at birth in England or elsewhere, but by humans and not the creator. When you aver that something is self-evident, you believe it speaks for itself and needs no elaboration. All of the founders held this view, as witnessed by their signatures. There was no "assumption" involved. The founders were men of wisdom. The founders were making sense ... for the ages.