It is disappointing, but the primary reason these amendments are not retroactive is due to their indirect implications on immigration. It was actually wise not to make them retroactive, as we would be in utter chaos if they passed with such a provision. It is about equality, but there are other tricky issues too. The debate this time is somewhat amusing though, because it is more or less non-partisan.

<p align="left">If the Bible, which the church claims to be its manual, is antithetical to the concept of equality, then why are people still Christians? Surely you can’t follow what the bible says and support equality, are they not mutually exclusive?</p>

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<li><p align="justify" style="border-left:1px solid;color:gray;padding-left:10px;">“Women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.” 1 Corinthians 14:34</p></li>
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<p align="left">Funny you should mention this one, which if I’m not mistaken is in the new testament. Many years ago I asked someone if they followed this and they told me that this wasn’t inspired or something like that.
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<p align="left">It would be amusing to see what mental gymnastics are necessary to skirt around some of the things you cite. The general consensus is that the Bible is one of the most “misogynistic” books around, if I can use that word.</p>

<p align="left">You make some good points, the people definitely do not trust the Government, and with the funding scenario of the “Yes” campaign, it makes them even more suspicious. It did make me laugh when the “No” campaign requested funds from the Government, because that’s ingenious.</p>

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<li><p align="justify" style="border-left:1px solid;color:gray;padding-left:10px;">Why have a "catch all" that can still be left up to interpretation?</p></li>
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<p align="left">If anything, this is where most of the discussion exist and why many still find it questionable. What are the possible future implications of the fourth bill acting as a catch all?
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<p align="left">It can only suggest that there are other inequalities inherent in our laws or perceived inequalities of the future that they do not want to be left to another constitutional amendment. Whatever the nature of those future inequalities and interpretations can be anyone’s theory. I’ll be long gone by then. The people will decide either way.
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<li><p align="justify" style="border-left:1px solid;color:gray;padding-left:10px;">What in the hell is a oozy machine gun???</p></li>
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I’m sure he meant Uzi, but the writer of this article messed up.

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<li><p align="justify" style="border-left:1px solid;color:gray;padding-left:10px;">Christie and Brad are laughing so hard at the implosion of the FNM party...</p></li>
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<p align="left">The laughter becomes all the more sweeter when those, supposedly of their own party affiliation, bash each other day in, and day out in the newspapers. An all out campaign is not necessary when the lot on the other side are opposing themselves.</p>

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<li><p align="justify" style="border-left:1px solid;color:gray;padding-left:10px;">The fact is the dump cannot continue to function in its present site. Make the decision now to relocate it to a site off New Providence....</p></li>
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<p align="left">There’s a pretty penny to be made in the waste management industry if one can form a short term business plan to do just as you suggest. Last I heard, anything involving waste management <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/24/news/ec…" title="waste industry" target="_blank">can now be even more lucrative than a college degree</a>, because it is such a high demand, low supply service.</p>

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<li><p align="justify" style="border-left:1px solid;color:gray;padding-left:10px;">Rodney Moncur vs. Bradley Roberts would be awesome!</p></li>
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You’re kidding right?

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<li><p align="justify" style="border-left:1px solid;color:gray;padding-left:10px;">Rollins spoke and answered a "loaded" question...</p></li>
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<p align="left">The national review employs a lot of loaded questions for their unsuspecting victims. I’ve read so much tripe in that section of the newspaper, whether it’s PLP or FNM, it’s not worth considering in my opinion.</p>

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<li><p align="justify" style="border-left:1px solid;color:gray;padding-left:10px;">FNM insiders have told this newspaper that there have been several discussions to have Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest take the reins of the party until an early convention is held.</p></li>
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<p align="left">This is getting old fast. Maybe it's time to get out of the court of public opinion and handle their own affairs internally?</p>

<p align="left">By the time all of the squabbling is done, the opposition party will be looking more and more like a ‘mule’, which as I recall is a cross between a donkey and a horse.</p>

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<li><p align="justify" style="border-left:1px solid;color:gray;padding-left:10px;">Toggie and Bobo should immediately be given tenure at the Harvard School of Business.</p></li>
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<p align="left">Yes, there are so many affidavits flying around, but these fellas are just gaming a system that falsely assumes that they are smart or like to follow protocol. Oftentimes the best at navigating the business world are those who have no initial concept of how it works, and they end up fooling everyone.</p>

<p align="left">In any event, the conclusion to all of this will be very telling. If scape goats are being prepared as John queries above, then this mess becomes even more foul. The people are watching.</p>