The story that won't go away - Obama's birth certificate

[redbreegull]

Originally Posted by duovamp

Also any document that starts off with "We the people" is good in my book.

who was treated with personhood in the 1790s duovamp? rich white male property owning protestants for the most part.

My point is that very little to nothing changed for the common person in the transition of power from the King to a US government. The betterment of life for most people was accomplished through slow reform, carried to fruition on the backs of the poor, of women, of blacks, and on and on. Those are the people and the actions we have to thank for the high standard of living for most people in the US today, not really the Framers or their Constitution. I think it's good that they wrote a document which inspires people to fight for more freedom, more equality, and a better future, but you are kidding yourself if you think they wanted a black guy to ever become president or females to sit in Congress. That is why it is our interpretation of the text which is ultimately important, and our ability to understand that there is nothing wrong with changing the shit about it we don't like anymore.

also have no idea what omega concern is talking about

[Future Boy]

seriously