President Jefferson On The Constitution
On every question of construction carry ourselves back to the time when the Constitution was adopted, recollect the spirit manifested in the debates and instead of trying what meaning may be squeezed out of the text or invented against it, conform to to the probable one in which it was passed." [Please specially note that the term "trying" was used as in "boiling down" something (eg Whale blubber or the Constitution) to obtain what the actors wish (eg Whale oil or perverse decisions by judges "making law from the bench"; About which "Trying" please see the novel Moby Dick.]
Insulting President Jefferson
Anyone who insults President Jefferson must: First demonstrate his/her equally great or superior contributions to our Republic; And, be subjected to a forensic examination of their life as to sexual-offenses OR any other crimes.
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