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vinny9698

(1,016 posts) Sat Oct 19, 2013, 11:31 AM Oct 2013

If these current politicians had been writing the original Constitution, there would have been no US

The Continental Congress compromised to form the US. But these guys would have shut it down and go their separate ways.
Latin America is a good example. Simon Bolivar wanted to have one country, but he died then his generals could not agree to a unified Latin America. They then just divided up land and each general got his own country.

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If these current politicians had been writing the original Constitution, there would have been no US (Original Post) vinny9698 Oct 2013 OP

Doubtful. They would have stayed loyal to the crown and never joined the CC in the first place tjwash Oct 2013 #1

You have a point vinny9698 Oct 2013 #2

tjwash

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1. Doubtful. They would have stayed loyal to the crown and never joined the CC in the first place

Reply to vinny9698 (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 11:42 AM

Oct 2013

This crop of republicans is loyal only to money. Britain had the the money, the US was decades away from even talking about forming a unifying currency. They would have been "company-men" and focused on keeping the shipments of wood going back across the Atlantic.

vinny9698

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2. You have a point

Reply to tjwash (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 11:48 AM

Oct 2013

But most of the people were actually apolitical at the time.

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