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6. If the South did not need that to increase their population for representation in Congress,

Sat Jul 4, 2020, 10:37 AM

Jul 2020

slaves probably wouldn't have been in The Constitution at all.

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Slavery a founding belief of America--Why the surprise? It's EMBEDDED IN CONSTITUTION [View all] bobbieinok Jul 2020 OP

yup Nature Man Jul 2020 #1

Most people who profess to "love the Constitution" have never read it Docreed2003 Jul 2020 #5

It's also embedded in The Bible. Towlie Jul 2020 #3

I have also noted... Newest Reality Jul 2020 #4

No, actually . . . MousePlayingDaffodil Jul 2020 #7

Precisely. You beat me to it. n/t Laelth Jul 2020 #11

Thank you Coleman Jul 2020 #13

I thought that was demanded by Northerners ... Laelth Jul 2020 #10

Yes, it was a compromise... Wounded Bear Jul 2020 #14

A very important point. Laelth Jul 2020 #15

It's a rewrite of history to suit the present political need. Igel Jul 2020 #20

Well, it's also abolished by the Constitution. gulliver Jul 2020 #12

One of the reasons Southerners supported the rebellion... Wounded Bear Jul 2020 #17

Yep gulliver Jul 2020 #18

Easier to get bigly rich when someone else does the work. Kid Berwyn Jul 2020 #22

Our text Your Rugged Constitution clearly pointed that out bobbieinok Jul 2020 #19

Indeed. PTWB Jul 2020 #16

There's another point to be made. Igel Jul 2020 #21