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Originally posted by newcovenant
Is that what you call justice?
Originally posted by DRAZIW
Originally posted by newcovenant
Is that what you call justice?
There's no such thing as justice.
Men make it up, to suit their purposes.
The opening attack against the founding fathers was launched in 1907 by J. Allen Smith in The Spirit of American Government: A Study of the Constitution. Smith claimed that it was not a forum of disinterested statesmen but "the property-owning class who framed and secured the adoption of the Constitution." This elite, made up of southern planters and northern merchants, he argued, had become greatly alarmed during the 1780's by the state legislatures passing laws in the interest of debtors instead of creditors. The country was largely in a state of depression after the Revolution, and in numerous instances the lower houses in state legislatures (elected annually by the people and responsible for initiating fiscal bills) had taken steps to relieve the distress of the common people. For example, stay laws were passed to prevent creditors from seizing the homes of those defaulting on their mortgages, and often paper money had been issued at an inflated value. Governors and elite groups in the states often found themselves confronted with legislative mandates and laws from which there was no recourse. Under the Articles of Confederation, the central government was so weak that it had virtually no control over the nation's fiscal affairs or the powerful assemblies representing the people in the states. Smith, studying the backgrounds of the 55 delegates at Philadelphia, believed they constituted an economic elite. The new Constitution erected at Philadelphia greatly enhanced the fiscal powers of the national government, and so he concluded the founding fathers were acting out of natural, economic self-interest.
Originally posted by Daedal
I did some looking around to see if I could find any verifiable and credible sources to help enhance the subject matter,and possibly bring into scope,if at all,upon questioning whether or not our Founding Fathers could have been engaged in a conspiracy or self-motivated interest in bringing together our Constitution for self gain.
A gentlemen by the name of J. Allen Smith wrote a book in 1907 titled,"The Spirit of American Government":A study of the Constitution.I couldn't find much history on him other than he was an author and wrote a few books during his career as a professor of political science at the University of Washington.
This book can be read as an ebook online.If you want to check it out it can be read here.(See Source below)
Source
Upon my quest to find this book I came across a site that not only discussed conspiracy of the Constitution, but also gave reference to other authors who supported it(The Constitution),and gave their opinions as to why,and others who gave their speculative opinions to support the conspiracy.There are different ideas as to why this conspiracy may have came about and been supported by details of our founding Father's economical,political and social status in recorded history.
Originally posted by deadeyedick
There is no doubt that the founding fathers were members of secret clubs.You should also know that writing the constitution they had no idea that it was a mistake on their part.I believe that the secret clubs would have full control of the world by now.Its kinda like the internet some say it is decaying the users but i say its the greatest tool against the control machine.The truth is surfacing all over the world.
Originally posted by ThirdEyeofHorus
reply to post by Daedal
So what! The Framers of the Constitution knew that their heads could be hanging from a scaffold, in which case all their money would not have mattered. Did you think they expected immediate wealth to spring from the Revolution? They knew what they were up against, unlike people here who think that govt is the source of all the milk of human kindness.edit on 11-9-2011 by ThirdEyeofHorus because: (no reason given)edit on 11-9-2011 by ThirdEyeofHorus because: (no reason given)
The Queen has massive investments in America and many of these relate to the founding of the Virginia Company under James I and Sir Francis Bacon which carved up those lands from the very start. The British Crown still owns America (possibly on behalf of the Vatican) and, with the London-based Brotherhood, the Queen enjoys an amazing income from the raw materials and other profits generated by the United States (the Virginia Company).
Originally posted by ThirdEyeofHorus
reply to post by Daedal
So what! The Framers of the Constitution knew that their heads could be hanging from a scaffold, in which case all their money would not have mattered. Did you think they expected immediate wealth to spring from the Revolution? They knew what they were up against, unlike people here who think that govt is the source of all the milk of human kindness.
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I'm not here to argue with you man,nor to debate you.Just to help give a perspective to the possible note that maybe their were other factors that attributed to reasons behind drafting the Constitution.That's it..
I can say I am right,you can say you're right,but when it really comes down to it it's all opinion.
Thanks for reading my reply
Originally posted by zarp3333
reply to post by RadeonGFXRHumanGTXisAlien
How sad that somebody could become so hopeless and helpless that their natural inclination towards creating solutions has been replaced by apathy and looking to the past for villains at whom they may point a finger and suggest "it's not my fault I'm such a loser. It's those dead rich white guys who rigged the game before I was born. If everybody else only knew what I know, they would be miserable just like me."
You may not realize it OPie but that's just what generations of blue bloods want you to believe. They want you to think there is no use so you will give up and get on the dole. That way they don't have to compete and you depend on them.
It's your choice to be a sucker content with crumbs or to climb out from under the table like Lazurus fighting with dogs for table scraps.