[DiogenesLamp]

Sorry, the fallacy is your own. As I’ve said over and over, the consensus doesn’t prove they’re right. I never said it did.

Then why do you keep repeating numbers?

I said that the existence of the consensus indicates that an understanding of the current state of the law is widely shared among judges.

Or a misunderstanding is widely shared among judges. Given the evidence available, this is the more likely scenario.

How anyone could regard an amendment grating citizenship to slaves means we must accept foreign citizens as President is just a stretch too far for a sensible man.

I have taken no stand on its correctness.

Sure you have. By equating falsity and truth as a matter of opinion you have taken a stand for falsity.

Would you be so confused as to the correctness or incorrectness of slavery?

[BigGuy22]

"Would you be so confused as to the correctness or incorrectness of slavery?"
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What a silly question! I am not confused about any of the issues we have been discussing.

I can say with assurance that slavery was once legal in the U.S. And I can similarly say with assurance that slavery is currently illegal in the U.S.

And I can make those statements without stating any position on the correctness of slavery; that's simple logic. My failure to inject my opinion is not a sign of confusion, it's a way of stating facts and keeping them separate from opinions.

But I know that causes confusion, because everyone wants to argue with opinions that I've never stated.