-> On 06 May 09  17:26:00, Jeff Binkley got back to Dan Ceppa 
-> Re: COGNITIVE DIFFICULTY.....

 DC> JB> Some folks refuse to accept the Constitution and its intent.
 DC> JB> This is  why Madison argued against having the BOR.
 
 DC>There goes yout Freedom of Religion clause.  

 JB> Without the BOR, there would be no enumerated powers for government
 JB> and  thus the states and the people would retain all rights and power. 

And who would enforce it?  Major freedoms require federal protection, 
or different states would have different laws.  

 JB> He  believed it was inherent in the Constitution or that Article 1
 JB> could be  modified to ensure that the BOR was unnecessary.

Like that clause on slavery?  It was slavery laws that nearly tore this 
country apart.  Only the federal gvt held it together.  Imagine if 
this country ended up as mini-states as in eastern Europe.  


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