"dpb" wrote in message
...
Oren wrote:
Have a good day tomorrow.

"Subjects."

That's what Thomas Jefferson first wrote in an early draft of the
Declaration of Independence to describe the people of the 13 colonies.
"...Over the smudge, Jefferson then wrote the word "citizens."
...

Having lived his entire life until that time under a monarchy, it's hardly
surprising. More telling is that he changed it.

--

Some in Congress would like to change it back.

Ed Pawlowski wrote:

"dpb" wrote in message
...
Oren wrote:
Have a good day tomorrow.

"Subjects."

That's what Thomas Jefferson first wrote in an early draft of the
Declaration of Independence to describe the people of the 13 colonies.
"...Over the smudge, Jefferson then wrote the word "citizens."
...

Having lived his entire life until that time under a monarchy, it's
hardly surprising. More telling is that he changed it.
....

Some in Congress would like to change it back.

_Some_ seem to think they already have...

--

On Sat, 03 Jul 2010 21:52:59 -0500, dpb wrote:

Ed Pawlowski wrote:

"dpb" wrote in message
...
Oren wrote:
Have a good day tomorrow.

"Subjects."

That's what Thomas Jefferson first wrote in an early draft of the
Declaration of Independence to describe the people of the 13 colonies.
"...Over the smudge, Jefferson then wrote the word "citizens."
...

Having lived his entire life until that time under a monarchy, it's
hardly surprising. More telling is that he changed it.
...

Some in Congress would like to change it back.

_Some_ seem to think they already have...

Except that not every one of them is in Congress.