Man! This thread sure do have legs! Which shows us that the issue strikes at the very core of what we believe in (but Genesis knew that, eh?).
Look, I ain't a Constitutional bookworm, burrowing into and digesting its every utterance as a source or nourishment. Hell, I ain't even a US citizen!
But I did read the document carefully many years ago. And also the Federalist and Anti-Federalist papers, which is more than most Americans can say.
That said, I think something very much needs to be fixed, and this dialogue is great.
Keep it up!
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The Truth is right here... err, wait. Well, it WAS there just moments ago!