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The Constitution is a floor not a ceiling. (Original Post)
ZRT2209
Oct 2013
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Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)1. I compare it to a town charter....
It's not Holy Writ and there's LOTS of stuff that's obsolete and other stuff that needs clarification. That's where one line inspires volumes of what amount to loopholes. Oh, and the Founders weren't Holy Men either.
As Ben Franklin said, "Fart proudly."
Divernan
(15,480 posts)2. A very witty man, that Ben Franklin.
http://humorinamerica.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/fart-proudly/
Written around 1781, this piece is one of the classics of flatulence humor. Also called A Letter to the Royal Academy and To the Royal Academy of Farting, the piece was written in response to a call for scientific papers by the Royal Academy of Brussels. Never submitted, Franklin printed the piece and distributed it to friends. It was long suppressed on collections of Franklins writings, although it is discussed in a popular biography and included in the Library of America collection of Franklins writings.
If you have 2 minutes to spare, and are in need of a laugh to start the day, his essay is worth a read.
Written around 1781, this piece is one of the classics of flatulence humor. Also called A Letter to the Royal Academy and To the Royal Academy of Farting, the piece was written in response to a call for scientific papers by the Royal Academy of Brussels. Never submitted, Franklin printed the piece and distributed it to friends. It was long suppressed on collections of Franklins writings, although it is discussed in a popular biography and included in the Library of America collection of Franklins writings.
If you have 2 minutes to spare, and are in need of a laugh to start the day, his essay is worth a read.
BelgianMadCow
(5,379 posts)3. Muhaha
"That so retaind contrary to Nature, it not only gives frequently great present Pain, but occasions future Diseases, such as habitual Cholics, Ruptures, Tympanies, &c. often destructive of the Constitution, & sometimes of Life itself."
Farting as a danger to the constitution!
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)4. That and the "Liberty of Expressing one’s Scentiments."