12-22-2008, 01:01 PM
Where in my post did I say you're a racist? I actually did NOT include the statement in that post about how the poster is sometimes made to look like one....I left that out intentionally.
What you did ask, albeit rhetorically, was if slavery should be allowed because it wasn't in the original, ratified version of the Constitution. My point was that no, it should not, and that it's a ridiculous argument because it's already been prohibited with an amendment.
Now, if you're talking purely hypothetical, and that the laws should only reflect what was in the Constitution in 1789 (I believe that's the year it was ratified), and there are no amendments banning something, I think you could make the argument. I wouldn't even remotely agree, but I think the case could be made for such a position.
What you did ask, albeit rhetorically, was if slavery should be allowed because it wasn't in the original, ratified version of the Constitution. My point was that no, it should not, and that it's a ridiculous argument because it's already been prohibited with an amendment.
Now, if you're talking purely hypothetical, and that the laws should only reflect what was in the Constitution in 1789 (I believe that's the year it was ratified), and there are no amendments banning something, I think you could make the argument. I wouldn't even remotely agree, but I think the case could be made for such a position.