American History

elleng

(136,043 posts) Sun Sep 17, 2023, 11:08 PM Sep 2023

"Laws are made for men of ordinary understanding

and should, therefore, be construed by the ordinary rules of common sense.”

THOMAS JEFFERSON wrote that in a letter to William Johnson in 1823. William Johnson was a Supreme Court Justice appointed by Thomas Jefferson in 1804, and served until 1834. Here’s more of the passage the quote comes from...

Their meaning is not to be sought for in metaphysical subtleties which may make anything mean everything or nothing at pleasure.”

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"Laws are made for men of ordinary understanding (Original Post) elleng Sep 2023 OP

trump often pretends to not understand, which is wny... brush Sep 2023 #1

Someone should remind Congress, along with SCOTUS, and the MSM speculators. Ford_Prefect Sep 2023 #2

Plain English... Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2023 #3

brush

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1. trump often pretends to not understand, which is wny...

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Sun Sep 17, 2023, 11:17 PM

Sep 2023

he keeps saying he believes the election was stolen despite dozens of his own followers telling him it wasn't.

In nopes that juries will fall for his non-mens rea asseartions.

Ford_Prefect

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2. Someone should remind Congress, along with SCOTUS, and the MSM speculators.

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Mon Sep 18, 2023, 02:00 AM

Sep 2023

Hermit-The-Prog

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3. Plain English...

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Mon Sep 18, 2023, 05:08 AM

Sep 2023

Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.

The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason, but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture except during the life of the person attainted.

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