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Originally Posted by bobkoure
My issue with 3/5 is that it's a "slap in the face" to black people. Sort'a like flying the "stars and bars". I'm glad it doesn't bother you. I'm pretty sure, were the situation reversed, it would bother me.
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Honestly, I don't think anyone thinks about it. Nothing will change the fact that was once a thriving institution.
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Originally Posted by bobkoure
Yep. The situation has massively changed since then, however. It no longer takes weeks to get from one colony to another. Folks no longer owe their primary political allegiance to a state (state as in Massachusetts, not state as in this country). IMHO it was a check and balance that has since turned out to be more trouble than it might be worth.
Clearly it's not so much trouble that we have the political will to do something about it - even when a situation like the 2000 election happens - so my non-preference for it doesn't matter much at all...
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Sure, a lot has change since then but human nature is essentially the same. Moreover, our government is supposed to be difficult.