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It occurs to me that one of the reasons why we as a nation are in the terrible state in which we find ourselves is because collectively, as a people, we seem to have lost sight of the meaning of our Constitution - in particular, the Bill of Rights. Maybe one of the reasons people don't seem to be alarmed about torturing prisoners, or electronic eavesdropping without probable cause, or for that matter, declaring marriage throughout the land as strictly a male-female union, is because people don't really understand that these things are just plain unconstitutional. I propose that every school in the country be required to post a copy of the Bill of Rights in a prominent place within the school, and that every schoolchild be required to memorize it. This is hardly a revolutionary idea, but I wonder if there'd be any flak from the Ten Commandments crowd? Any bets?
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