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Stuart G

(38,436 posts) Sun Mar 13, 2016, 07:57 AM Mar 2016

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free

exercise there of, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances"

Perhaps Trump needs to read what is above.

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"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free (Original Post) Stuart G Mar 2016 OP

The 1% see the constitution as protection for their corporate and political crimes, JFKDem62 Mar 2016 #1

I'm sure The Donald... gregcrawford Mar 2016 #2

The wealthy have been doing that as long as it has been around..nt Stuart G Mar 2016 #3

JFKDem62

(383 posts)

1. The 1% see the constitution as protection for their corporate and political crimes,

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Sun Mar 13, 2016, 08:27 AM

Mar 2016

never as rights for the people.

gregcrawford

(2,382 posts)

2. I'm sure The Donald...

Reply to Stuart G (Original post)

Sun Mar 13, 2016, 09:02 AM

Mar 2016

... subscribes to Dubya's dismissal of the Constitution as "... just a piece of paper." Funny how conservatives love to invoke that venerable document without ever bothering to read it.

Stuart G

(38,436 posts)

3. The wealthy have been doing that as long as it has been around..nt

Reply to gregcrawford (Reply #2)

Sun Mar 13, 2016, 09:29 AM

Mar 2016

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