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Nice backtrack. You thought Jefferson was referring to the King. It's right there. You think we can't read?And what do you think he was speaking too, when he made these remarks?Yes, Georges Coat of Tyranny....that would be the King for those of you who are slow...
Freedom however, is a garment that is always in style and fits to perfection.. -- Me.I really like that. I'm going to coin that one....
Er, Jefferson was talking about laws and the Constitution...
The full quote:
"I am certainly not an advocate for frequent and untried changes in laws and constitutions. I think moderate imperfections had better be borne with; because, when once known, we accommodate ourselves to them, and find practical means of correcting their ill effects.
But I know also, that laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind.
As that becomes more developed, more enlightened, as new discoveries are made, new truths disclosed, and manners and opinions change with the change of circumstances, institutions must advance also, and keep pace with the times.
We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy, as civilized society to remain ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors." -
Jefferson and the voting Continental Congress did not abolish change to our Constitution. They made it impervious to whim or fads....
The Amendment process is what the progressives are always going on about and how they hate it. They want to change the Constitution by a mere majority vote in a Congress that they control, under a President they approve.
In fact, the Amendment process is designed to invoke deep debate, and take decades, if not generations. This is so that the whims and stupidity of the young and emotional do not override the overall architecture of the Constitution. Which is limited and restricted government, and the power residing in the peoples hands.
The 18th amendment was passed in some 13 months.
The 26th took just three months and ten days.
The average time for Amendment passage is 1 year, 8 months.
Also, a number of Amendments have a time limit (7 years)
Generations. lol.
There was one Amendment that was passed a few decades ago that took near the whole span of this country's history to be ratified.
It was introduced in September 1789 -- and was ratified ....
in 1992.
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