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[-] LarryTheMatador@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[-] Donebrach@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Ah yes, because the founders wrote in modern American english that is wholly objective and unassailable in its original meaning. it is for this reason alone that no new laws have been passed or enforced since the penning of the Constitution.

[-] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago

Alright, we can discuss the first clause. Here is another comment I made in the thread on that topic: https://sh.itjust.works/comment/4356959

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