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2005-08-16 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Fred 2005-08-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It was 13 years from Declaration of Independence to Constitution, and that was without ratbastards blowing random people up on the streets. A week isn't a big deal.

Posted by VAMark 2005-08-16 01:51|| 2005-08-16 01:51|| Front Page Top

#2 US Constitution timeline:
1787/05/25 - Constitutional Convention opens
1787/09/17 - Final draft of the Constitution signed
3 months, 23 days from convention to final draft approval.

1787/12/07 - 1st state (DE) ratifies
1790/05/29 - 13th state (RI) ratifies

Posted by ed 2005-08-16 07:19|| 2005-08-16 07:19|| Front Page Top

#3 But it took 13 years to get there,Ed.That is the point(I think)VAM was trying to make.

Posted by raptor 2005-08-16 07:24|| 2005-08-16 07:24|| Front Page Top

#4 [sarcasm/ON]
But there was a deadline! A deadline can't be broken! If you're late everything's a failure! Quagmire! Quagmire! Quag-URK-...rosebud...*THUD*

[sarcasm/OFF]

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2005-08-16 07:29|| 2005-08-16 07:29|| Front Page Top

#5 Ed, you're forgetting the delay between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitutional Convention. Sure, we had the Articles of Confederation, but we realized those weren't working and replaced them.

No reason the Iraqis couldn't do the same.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-08-16 07:30|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-08-16 07:30|| Front Page Top

#6 To state that it took 13 years for the Constitution to be approved is misrepresenting what happened. From 1776 to 1783, the Revolutionary War was fought. Then the Articles of Confederation acted as a treaty binding the 13 new sovereign states. Only when it was realized that the 13 states needed tighter coordination, primarily economic, that the Constitutional Convention was convened. Even then, most attendees thought it was to ammend the Articles of Confederation, not to replace it and create a new nation.

Posted by ed 2005-08-16 07:52|| 2005-08-16 07:52|| Front Page Top

#7 Yep, but they didn't have to deal with the likes of Mookie Al-Sadr and his Iranian pals. Canada back then, like today, just didn't pose much of a threat. Now as for them injuns ....

Posted by The Angry Fliegerabwehrkanonen 2005-08-16 08:07|| http://www.calderonswirbelwind.blogspot.com]">[http://www.calderonswirbelwind.blogspot.com] 2005-08-16 08:07|| Front Page Top

#8 By the way, how's that European Constitution coming, humm?

Posted by Steve">Steve 2005-08-16 12:34|| 2005-08-16 12:34|| Front Page Top

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