Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 08:15:46 -0500 (EST) From: Samuel Heilman To: "Rodney D. Coates" Subject: Re: Should We Be Silent??? In-Reply-To: <328C6BBC.74DE@casmail.muohio.edu> As I recall the Constitution followed the Declaration of Independence. Revolution precedes the establishment of law. The Declaration was directed at England not at Jefferson's own country and government and judiciary. Those who fail to learn from history are forced to repeat it -- isn't that Santayana's point? Samuel Heilman Web page at http://www.soc.qc.edu/Staff/heilman phone 718 997 2832 212 642 2148 On Fri, 15 Nov 1996, Rodney D. Coates wrote: > Samuel Heilman wrote: > > > > Violence is what happened. Supporting that (whether by sit-ins or > > anything else) undermines the a free judiciary. I think we all should > > avoid that slippery slope. We have to live with O.J.'s and thugs going > > free occasionally and that is the price of a free judiciary not subject > > to violence and extra-judicial threats. > > > Sir, when in the course of human events, the courts and the laws are > deemed unjust, then the people shall have the right of redress.. Sounds > familiar..it comes from our declaration of independence.. > > rodney coates >