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Subject: Re: Proposed amendment
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Date: Mon, 4-Aug-86 17:10:32 EDT
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I prefer to keep constitutional amendments as simple as possible.  How
about the following:

        The United States and no state shall make any law pertaining
        to private activities of informed, consenting persons.
        Activities are deemed private unless involving a clear and
        present danger to uninformed or non-consenting others.

This intentionally does not define "informed", "consenting", or
"person".  I would like to think that our thoughts about these terms
are evolving and improving over time.

        -- Rodney Hoffman
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