User:The Founders Intent
Yeah, probably 99.9% true. ;)
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INTRODUCTION
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Welcome to my page. I'm interested in American Colonial History as it is related to the founding of the United States of America, classic cars, helicopters, and American politics.
FAVORITE FOUNDER QUOTES INCLUDE:
"On every question of construction carry ourselves back to the time when the Constitution was adopted, recollect the spirit manifested in the debates and instead of trying what meaning may be squeezed out of the text or invented against it, conform to the probable one in which it was passed." --Thomas Jefferson to William Johnson, 1823. ME 15:449
"As a guide in expounding and applying the provisions of the Constitution, the debates and incidental decisions of the Convention can have no authoritative character…[T]he legitimate meanings of the Instrument must be derived from the text itself; or if a key is to be sought elsewhere, it must be…in the sense attached to it by the people in their respective State Conventions, where it received all the authority which it possesses." Letter [Madison] to Thomas Ritchie, September 15, 1821
Both quotes refer to the state conventions as the prime reference for interpreting the Constitution.
"Laws are made for men of ordinary understanding and should, therefore, be construed by the ordinary rules of common sense. Their meaning is not to be sought for in metaphysical subtleties which may make anything mean everything or nothing at pleasure." -- Thomas Jefferson
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The pivotal initiatives and writings by some of the Founders are ordinarily overlooked by most people, who do not study their history.
GOALS
I use Wikipedia quite often, and am amazed at the breadth and depth of topics. I would like to help on topics I'm knowledgeable in, so don't hesitate to ask. Also I hope to improve the appreciation of early American history. I also like improving the accuracy and format of articles, so you might find subtle changes after I edit. I don't consider myself a article creator (maybe occasionally), but will add here and there to make them better. I also try to assist in the fight against vandalism and sometimes to help on talk pages.
PERSONAL
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This user is a German American.
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Non-English languages: German
Favorite drink: Beer
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PORTALS
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SUB-PROJECTS AND TASK FORCES
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MY WORKSPACES
Thoughts on Citations
My Userboxes
ToDo Lists
Passtime
Sandboxes
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/Sandbox Crashworthiness
/Sandbox Crashworthy seat
/Sandbox Health
/Sandbox Heli-logging
/Sandbox Kosher beer
/Sandbox Military
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/Sandbox Userboxes
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/Sandbox UTTAS
- Classic
- Modern
- Monobook
- Article layout
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- Clean up vandalism
- Reviewing
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- Warnings
RESOURCES
- WP:DEPT
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- Dashboard
- US Copyright Law
- Grammar Guide
- Image help
- Greg Goebels In the Public Domain
- Wikicolleagues
- Manual of Style
- Refactoring Wiki Pages
FAVORITE BREWERIES
- Samuel Adams
- Founders Brewing Company
- Hacker-Pschorr
- Herrenhauser Brewery
- Pilsner Urquell
- List of breweries in Virginia
COUNTRIES VISITED
Antigua and Barbuda
Austria
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
British Virgin Islands
Canada
Cayman Islands
Dominica
France
Germany
Iceland
Jamaica
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
Peru
Saint Kitts
Saint Lucia
Scotland
Sint Maarten
Switzerland
US STATES & TERRITORIES VISITED
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
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Missouri
Montana
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Washington, D.C.
Puerto Rico
United States Virgin Islands
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