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To: LindyBill who wrote (60367)12/7/2002 12:31:49 PM
From: kumar  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 281500
 
I'll leave y'all to debate which document is more important, but 'taxation without representation' is a reality in the US in 2002. Not much has changed in that regard, since 1776.



To: LindyBill who wrote (60367)12/7/2002 12:35:54 PM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
>>The Constitution appeals to the Lawyer in you, I think.<<

Sure, because I know how easy it is to abuse power, even within the confines of the Constitution.

I shudder to think how much easier it is to abuse power within the context of, say, an absolute monarchy.

Ask the Germans how easy it is for a democratically elected leader to abolish democracy without a strong constitution with a good system of checks and balances.


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