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The Cal Libertarians have put up some flyers around and…
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The Cal Libertarians have put up some flyers around and about campus that picture the Bill of Rights and state, "No Bill of Rights, no government. That was the deal." If I got nothing else out of my political science major, I at least got to nitpick that. The United States did have a government before the various states ratified the Constitution. We spent several years under the Articles of Confederation (the League of Nations of US governments). So, more properly, the flyers should read, "No Bill of Rights, no Constitution," or "No Bill of Rights, no strong central government," or something. But that's sloganeering for you. Can't even trust the Libertarians.
