The Ten Amendments
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The idea is that whenever some right-winger wants to put the Ten Commandments in a public space, this should be put next to it. It might also make a good t-shirt (perhaps in abbreviated form).
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I am Thy Constitution, That Thou Did Write, Ordain, and Establish in Thy Emancipation from Taxation Without Representation. You Shall Have No Other Laws Before Me.
- Thou Shalt Not Make Any Law Respecting an Establishment of Religion, or Prohibiting the Free Exercise Thereof; or Abridging the Freedom of Speech, or of the Press; or the Right of the People Peaceably to Assemble, and to Petition the Government for a Redress of Grievances.
- Thou Shalt Not Infringe the Right of Thy Citizens to Procure Equipment and Supplies for Self-Defense, be that against Thyself, Domestic Turmoil, or Foreign Invasion.
- Thou Shalt Not Quarter Thy Troops in the Homes of Thy Citizens, Neither in Peacetime Nor in Time of War, Without the Consent of the Owner and in a Manner Prescribed by Law.
- Thou Shalt Not Subject Thy Citizens to Unreasonable Search or Seizure.
- Thou Shalt Not Accuse Any of Thy Citizens of a Capital or Otherwise Infamous Crime, Unless on a Presentment or Indictment of a Grand Jury; Neither Shalt Thou Put Any Person in Jeopardy of Life or Limb Twice for the Same Offence; Nor Shalt Thou Compel Any Person in Any Criminal Case to be a Witness Against Himself; Nor Shalt Thou Deprive Any Person of Life, Liberty, or Property, Without Due Process of Law; Nor Shalt Thou Take Private Property for Public Use Without Just Compensation.
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Notes
Rationalist Commandments
- Thou Shalt Not Move The Goalposts.
- Thou Shalt Not Impugn the Character of thy Opponent in Debate.