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Why write a Constitution?

Why write a Constitution?

Why a written constitution? Some countries have an uncodified or unwritten constitution. The United Kingdom and Canada are two examples. These nations operate by utilizing precedent from case law. The benefits of an unwritten constitution is a nimble legislative process and unfettering of executive power (Constitution Society, 2013). The drawback is the present governing assembly is restrained by the precedent of previous administrations--who may have had different priorities, culture, and practices. And the LORD said unto Moses, Come up to me into the mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a law, and commandments...

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Political factions are vogue

Political factions are vogue

What do the Federalist Papers #10 and #51 say about factions? How, when, and why were political parties first formed in the United States? Has the system changed since the founding of the nation? What has remained the same? At the founding of America, the writers of the Constitution warned against factions and political parties. This warning has apparently gone unheeded, because today more than ever American citizens are polarized in their political affiliation between the two major parties active within politics. This division between factions has an early beginning within the political landscape and dates back to the very first presidential administration under George Washington...

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1312, ACAB, Disarm the police -

Disarm the police!

Disarm the police!
1312 = ACAB = All Cops Are Bastards, but are they?

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Atheism, Religion -

Imagine being a superstitious atheist

Imagine being a superstitious atheist

02/21/2019 Once, my life drew many parallels with the that of the Janissary. Our story is of poor Christian boys whisked away to fight on behalf of Kings and Sultans in Muslim lands. The experience was the catalyst for me becoming agnostic. Telling people you're agnostic is better than telling them you are an atheist. Why? Those with faith think atheists are as untrustworthy as rapists. This is interesting because the majority of people are liars, while only a minority are atheists. Coincidentally, the qualities people rank the highest for a leader are honest and trustworthy. Being without faith is a benign experience because...

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We are a byproduct and symptom of our colonial near history

We are a byproduct and symptom of our colonial near history

01/29/2019 The diegesis of the Great Gatsby taught us an important lesson. We can not successfully relocate from West to East. Our brains will explode if we try to.   We in the Pacific Northwest live on what was once the final frontier of civilized society in the United States. Our ancestors were anti-social freaks, too weird for the cluttered urban East Coast. They sought escape and took to the The Oregon Trail.  Our shared near history is horny lumberjacks and mineral miners busily whitewashing the First People’s culture and land. The international tech superpower, Seattle, was founded by prostitutes. Today, Spokane contends with sex-workers and the houseless. Something special is in store for us if we don’t fuck it up. We of the Pacific Northwest are children of ugly things who...

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