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To: philman_36
And even being aware of the work you still believe that the amendment was properly ratified?

Yes, because the totality of alleged defects is well below the number of KNOWN defects in previous amendment ratifications, as well as the ratifications of the original Constitution. Those defects were summarized in a memorandum to Philander Knox, the Secretary of State when the 16th Amendment was ratified.

I think you're wrong. The FF were diligent men and wouldn't make the mistakes you attribute to them.

The Founding Fathers were probably diligent, but in an era where everything was HAND-WRITTEN before being taken to the printing press (as opposed to modern techniques of camera-ready art or digital prepress), mistakes are inevitable unless one is very lucky. What came out of the Senate and House may very well have been letter-perfect, but the print shops of the several state legislatures introduced their own unique errors. Essentially, thirteen different copies of the Constitution and the BoR were studied and debated--and none agreed with the version that came out of the Constitutional Convention.

268 posted on 01/15/2003 12:36:13 PM PST by Poohbah (USMC, 1983-1991)
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To: Poohbah
What came out of the Senate and House may very well have been letter-perfect, but the print shops of the several state legislatures introduced their own unique errors. Essentially, thirteen different copies of the Constitution and the BoR were studied and debated--and none agreed with the version that came out of the Constitutional Convention.
Show me.
270 posted on 01/15/2003 12:54:49 PM PST by philman_36
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