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To: tacticalogic
no, the imperfect humans changed their mind's as to who the rights are given to.

first blacks were not people, but property. then they were 3/5's of a person, then they were a whole person.

humans are fallible and can make amends for their mistakes. god is an omniscient observer, imho.

72 posted on 11/27/2007 7:52:45 PM PST by thefactor
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To: thefactor; tacticalogic
"first blacks were not people, but property"

You're confusing 'blacks' with 'slaves.'

At the time of the founding, there were more than 100 black property owners in Virginia, that were considered full 'persons' and many of them owned black slaves, that due to their bondage, were not considered full persons. Anyone who was a slave, regardless of their skin color, was not a full person.

74 posted on 11/27/2007 8:02:31 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Turning the general election into a second Democrat primary is not a winning strategy.)
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To: thefactor
then they were 3/5's of a person

If this is your level of understanding, you really should stay out of discussions like this.

Most of the people on this thread actually know what they are talking about.

93 posted on 11/28/2007 9:14:32 AM PST by Jim Noble (Trails of trouble, roads of battle, paths of victory we shall walk.)
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