Re:No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority (1870)
by hexscrews on Sunday June 12, 2016 @10:11PM
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I'd argue otherwise. The constitution sets out the defining goal of a society. Call it the rule-set for the society as a whole. If you disagree with the defining rules, that is fine. You can chose any number of governmental models on this planet. But don't expect the rest of us to agree to your rule-set.
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Re:No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority (1870)
by pdonis on Sunday June 12, 2016 @10:16PM
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> The constitution sets out the defining goal of a society.
I don't see that in the US Constitution. The preamble talks about things like securing certain blessings, but doesn't really say what they actually are; it uses vague terms like "Justice", which mean different things to different people. The US founding document that comes closest to setting out a defining goal, at least in terms of what government is for, is the Declaration of Independence, and even that is vague: what does "pursuit of happiness" really mean?