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To: Don W
"Many thanks, a Canadian Southron in spirit."

The former Confederate Secretary of State, Judah P. Benjamin, had a hand in writing the Canadian constitution.

30 posted on 12/09/2007 6:36:08 AM PST by antinomian (Show me a robber baron and I'll show you a pocket full of senators.)
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To: antinomian
The former Confederate Secretary of State, Judah P. Benjamin, had a hand in writing the Canadian constitution.

Neat trick, considering the Canadian Constitution wasn't written until 98 years after he died. If you're thinking of the British North America Act of 1867 then Benjamin had nothing to do with that. At the time he was merely a London barrister and not associated with the government.

47 posted on 12/10/2007 6:13:49 AM PST by Non-Sequitur (Save Fredericksburg. Support CVBT.)
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