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John G. Roberts: A History of the US Bill of Rights

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Why Wasn't a Bill of Rights Part of the Constitution?

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Chief Justice John Roberts shares two popular theories as to why the Bill of Rights was not included in the original Constitution.

One theory is based on Alexander Hamilton's argument in "Federalist No. 84" that the Constitution is itself a bill of rights, making a Bill of Rights unnecessary and even harmful.
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theknopfknows

Posted: 10.08.10, 06:37 PM

Thank You fora tv Americans were MASONS that had their own agenda this is always left OUT by all speakers Declaration Independence, Constitution, Statue Liberty, created written sculpted, all, All MASONS, yet no speaker says anything even this judge is a MASON. Plato, there is no greater great lie than a half truth, and leaving out the Masonic philosophy, and movement when all first 3 Presidents from Canada . John A Macdonald, Mexico Benito Juarezto, all the way down to Bernardo OHiggins of Chile were all Masons. Yet no speaker no historian speaks of the Masonic influence from Europe to America through its presidents, Alexander Hamilton, womanizer, also mason, managed the First Mason bank for Mason Washington. If one leaves out the Mason boys club, you will not know American Founding fathers history.Masonary still runs the show today.