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appal_jack

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3. Just interpreting and applying the Bill of Rights as written would restore so much.
Tue May 20, 2014, 08:32 PM
May 2014

Just interpreting and applying the Bill of Rights as written would restore so much. If we really, really upheld the simple and straightforward applications of fundamental freedoms outlined by the founders, combined with the greater equality gained in the ensuing centuries via the enfranchisement of women, the Fourteenth Amendment, and now anti-discrimination policies regarding sexuality, we could have a truly wonderful, free, and relatively egalitarian country.

k&r,

-app

This needs to stay on top. woo me with science May 2014 #1
Rec'd and Kicking to do my part Aerows May 2014 #7
And again. woo me with science May 2014 #11
Kick for exposure DJ13 May 2014 #2
Just interpreting and applying the Bill of Rights as written would restore so much. appal_jack May 2014 #3
k/r marmar May 2014 #4
K & R mountain grammy May 2014 #5
K & R !!! WillyT May 2014 #6
Terr'ism has been very good to the billionaires. johnnyreb May 2014 #8
Indeed. woo me with science May 2014 #12
kick woo me with science May 2014 #9
This should be at the top of the Greatest. CrispyQ May 2014 #10
K&R Most people live in a corporate bubble. A manufactured reality specifically for them. raouldukelives May 2014 #13
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