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Re:Same-Sex Marriage Is a Right, Supreme Court Rules by jrs235 on Friday June 26, 2015 @03:27PM (#9787155)
Thomas Jefferson didn't say "I'm concerned about Sam and Henry over there... they might be in the minority on some opinion or issue in the future so I think we should draft a Bill of Rights to protect them." He probably thought, "I don't want to be screwed over by the majority. Perhaps I should draft some things to protect ME."

Because "ME" could be in the minority, whether by myself or 49.9% of the people.

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Re:Same-Sex Marriage Is a Right, Supreme Court Rules by nmrm2 on Friday June 26, 2015 @04:19PM (#9787478)
Sure, they drafted rights to protect them in cases where they were minorities. Isn't that exactly what I'm saying?

I bet Jefferson didn't want to be raped. Wonder why he didn't make that an amendment? Could it have been because he figured that right could be provided in a non-constitutional setting?

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