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Larry J — 3/29/2005 9:16:06 PM (archived)

From this timeline of our own Revolutionary War era (163-1789) by North Park University:

1781: British surrender at Yorktown.
1783: Treaty of Peace is signed.
1785: Land Ordinance of 1785.
1787: Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.

The Constitution didn't become effective until 1789, some 8 years after the British surrender at Yorktown. These things take time.

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Democracy off to SLOW start in Iraq - David F Mayer - 3/29/2005 8:43:10 PM
- Democracy off to NO start in Iraq - Bowser - 3/30/2005 6:23:17 AM
  - Democracy has to start somewhere. - David F Mayer - 3/30/2005 7:16:16 PM
  - Heard it. - Tom Brosz - 3/30/2005 6:29:22 AM
    - Heard it. Heh, heh. - Bowser - 3/30/2005 5:14:27 PM
      - "is it "democracy" when it takes a foreign military occupation to keep the regime in power?" - David F Mayer - 3/30/2005 7:17:47 PM
      - Keeping it simple - Tom Brosz - 3/30/2005 6:25:04 PM
      - re: Heard it. Heh, heh. - Buck Galaxy - 3/30/2005 5:44:30 PM
- Problem is mostly within the sunni ranks - Buck Galaxy - 3/30/2005 5:11:39 AM
- It took a while here, too - Larry J - 3/29/2005 9:16:06 PM
  - And We're Loosing It. (n/t) - Mark Eby - 3/30/2005 2:21:25 AM

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