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To: muawiyah
Okay; so it would be a little clearer if they'd included a full-stop. But is
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated. No Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
of a substantially different meaning than
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
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312 posted on 06/12/2012 6:27:15 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: OneWingedShark
English doesn't allow a double negative ~ and back in the day they enforced the code by making people write in stilted fashion.

We see that problem several times in the First (written by Leland and Madison ~ and some argue, Mason).

314 posted on 06/12/2012 6:30:52 PM PDT by muawiyah
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