Articles of Confereration... ask a republican about it and...
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Thu Sep-22-11 10:28 AM
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they haven't a clue as to what it is and why it was scraped in favor of the Current (200 year old) Constitution of the United States.
it is like they completely miss how a weak federal Government failed after only 5 years.
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Thu Sep-22-11 10:34 AM
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| 1. Jefferson Davis said that even if the South won the war he could not govern it |
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as a country because there would be no central government.
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Thu Sep-22-11 10:54 AM
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| 2. Irony overload that the teabagger freaks who have "constitution" and "founders" tourrettes... |
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Edited on Thu Sep-22-11 10:55 AM by jefferson_dem
Are celebrating a document that dramatically concentrated and consolidated power at the national level. Remember, the Anti-Feds reeked with distrust of the "Assembly of Demigods" who crafted the Constitution.
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