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SocialDemocrat61

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3. The Roman Republic had a constitution too

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Mon Jun 23, 2025, 09:29 AM

Jun 23

When it transformed into the Roman Empire they found clever ways to get around it as well as making some minor changes to it to make dictatorship legal.

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Is the Constitution null and void? [View all] kentuck Jun 23 OP

I finally figured out when they say "deep state" they are talking about the US Constitution. That they took an oath to Walleye Jun 23 #1

Yeah, pretty much so. lastlib Jun 23 #2

The Roman Republic had a constitution too SocialDemocrat61 Jun 23 #3

Not even Originalists adhere to the Constitution any more. sop Jun 23 #4

"It's just a god damned piece of paper. " George W Bush. Autumn Jun 23 #5

We, the People of the United States, kentuck Jun 23 #6

We still have the 2nd Amendment; the rest is gone. nt doc03 Jun 23 #7