03-12-2018, 10:37 AM
(03-12-2018, 10:18 AM)BmorePat87 Wrote: Technically the 3/5th's compromise is still a part of the Constitution, but I think we all understand Fred's point of the many injustices present in the Constitution at the time it was written. If we want to be originalist, we'd have a VERY different Presidential election process.
The wording is still in there due to the unique way the constitution is amended, but it's no longer in effect.
I'm not sure what you mean in your second sentence. Original intent includes any amendments.
“History teaches that grave threats to liberty often come in times of urgency, when constitutional rights seem too extravagant to endure.”-Thurgood Marshall
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