Re: "Usefull languages"

Padraic Brown <agricola@...> wrote:
> Am 24.02.02, Christophe Grandsire yscrifef:
> > If your Constitution has an article against
> > discrimination, call your governement, because it's
> > anti-constitutional then...
>
> Of course we don't have such an Article. It's not really
> necessary, on account of other statements in the C, the
> Right to Persuit of Happiness, especially. If a state
> enacts an antigay employment law, rather like "Irish need
> not apply" business of 100 years ago; it would be struck
> down because it prevents gays from persuing happiness
> through being productive citizens.
    You're confusing the Constitution with the Declaration of Independence.
It's the latter which mentions the "pursuit of happiness".  Your basic point
is valid, though.  A lot of mileage has been gotten out of the phrase "due
process" (14th Admendment), for instance.

    ObConlang: Gladilatian for "pursuit of happiness" is "mzansawaot
snrelaot".
mza    - directed to
nsawa  - happy
ot     - (abstractor)
snrela - pursuing

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