Sept. 17 was Constitution Day… “2. The three-fifths compromise did not come about because the Founding Fathers considered African-Americans ‘three-fifths of a person,’ as NPR has asserted (at your expense). … Northern states wanted to exclude all slaves from population totals – to reduce the political power of slave states.” - Acton
“Thomas is a textualist who does not hesitate to reject court precedents when necessary, and he made that explicitly clear yesterday.” - W. Examiner
“Senator, I am unable to answer that question because its premise violates Article VI, clause 3, of the Constitution.” - W. Examiner
http://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/25/tougher-questions-for-the-… - New York Times executive editor Bill Keller wants GOP presidential candidates to answer some of his gotcha questions concerning religion.
