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Originally Posted by Camaero
I like the strict following of the constitution. Following that tightly will secure us from ever turning into... something bad. Ever notice how that is going out the window slowly but surely? There are so many cases of judges not caring about what the constitution says.
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So, what is a strict following? The main body? The government does have to follow that strictly; it's the law.
The Bill Of Rights? Several of the founders didn't want it at all; they felt that the government had no rights of its own, and couldn't interfere with any rights of the individuals. They also felt that if some rights were listed, any that weren't would ultimately be ignored, and they didn't want anybody telling them what to do. And we still argue about those today. Pick any one, and there are more than a few different opinions. Pick any one of those opinions, take a side, and I can show you where they would have said you are wrong. Why? Because, as I said, they themselves disagreed over what they themselves meant when they wrote the thing.
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I can't say I like the French part though. I would rather support the Brits. 
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And that was the big argument while Washington was president. Jefferson and friends didn't trust the British - after all, they were the ones we had to rebel against, weren't they. Hamilton and friends didn't trust the French. Everyone had high hopes that the French Revolution would be a bloodless change of power; but then they went and murdered their own king, rather than just kick him out. Besides, wasn't the aid they gave us just so they could stick it to the British?