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Old Testament Libera

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7. This has always been a pillar of the US legal system

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sun Apr 20, 2025, 10:06 PM

Apr 20

Since 1789. It is explicit in the 5th Amendment to the Constutution - in the original Bill of Rights.

It beggars the imagination that every grade school kid is not taught this. Of course I haven't been in grade school for about sixty years...

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