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Re:Four-hundred Thirty-Five Representatives Can Not Represen... by bch132 on Monday November 25, 2019 @08:16PM (#21634807)
Would you have preferred 0/5ths or 5/5ths?
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Re:Four-hundred Thirty-Five Representatives Can Not Represen... by mirimir on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @04:25AM (#21636719)
I'd also have preferred no slaves.

But "0/5ths" for slaves would have been consistent with them being slaves. It's not like they were 60% free.

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Re:Four-hundred Thirty-Five Representatives Can Not Represen... by undersuit on Monday November 25, 2019 @09:22PM (#21635131)
I'd have preferred we not have slaves.
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