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| Subject: Re: OT: Reparations | Date: 6/5/2001 10:13 PM | |
| Author: mhtyler | Number: 41081 of 872238 | |
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"Since the Government did not specifically support slavery and left it to each State to make a choice - " Technically the government DID support slavery in a number of ways both direct and indirect. First of all a constitutional amendment that makes a slave only 3/5's of a free man is a passive endorsement, and secondly legislation that permits slavery in specific states is also an endorsement wouldn't you say? mark |
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