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Thorsten Debs's avatar

The Bill of Rights refers to "persons" as having these rights, not just citizens

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Nonurbiz Ness's avatar

The "Bill of Rights" is not a stand alone document. It is the addendum to the Constitution. The people referred to are Citizens of the 13 States which will became the United States of America

Both the Constitution and the Bill of Rights have had a profound impact on American society, shaping the rights and responsibilities of citizens for over two centuries. The Constitution has provided a stable framework for the federal government, ensuring that power is divided among the three branches and that the rights of citizens are protected. The Bill of Rights, on the other hand, has served as a bulwark against government overreach, guaranteeing individual freedoms and limiting the power of the state.

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Thorsten Debs's avatar

Logorrhoea. The Amendments are the Constitution

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Nonurbiz Ness's avatar

The Constitution was ratified in 1787, Bill of Rights were added(ratified) in 1791.

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Thorsten Debs's avatar

Meaningless. The Constitution is the Constitution, there are not lesser parts of it no matter when Amendments are added. An understanding of case law is what you urgently need.

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Nonurbiz Ness's avatar

Case Law? To understand a history lesson? You spent too much time suckling your mom's tit... it's the only explanation for the overweening, patronizing attitude. Sorry if I am too verbose for you. Next time I will keep it simple, like Run Thorsten Run, See Thorsten Run.. Godspeed ЁЯЗ║ЁЯЗ╕ЁЯЗ║ЁЯЗ╕ЁЯЗ║ЁЯЗ╕

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publius_x's avatar

Person is a very generous word to describe someone outspokenly defending what happened to Kfir Bibas before the IDF even dropped a single bomb in Gaza.

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Shaun's avatar

Any chance we can change that one word in the BoR without screwing up the whole thing? I'd like to see how the Bill would work if it WAS only for citizens- maybe just a trial run for a while?

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