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From: robison@eosp1.UUCP
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Subject: Re: What did the founding fathers mean...
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Date: Fri, 20-Jan-84 14:33:25 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 20 14:33:25 1984
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References:

If we wish to guess whether the founding fathers wished to give
the government or the defendant the advantage in judicial
procedings, we need look no further than the bill of rights.
No matter how you interpret it (and interpretations certainly have
varied), the government would have a free hand without it,
but must take pains in observing it to protect the rights
of individuals.

One can suspect, in addition, that the founding fathers assumed that
justice and fairness would arise from the morass of legal
technicalities.  After all, they lived in the "Age of Reason".
				  - Toby Robison
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