I just thought of a trigger option that was actually pulled in US history

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bluestateguy

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Mon Oct-05-09 10:34 PM
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I just thought of a trigger option that was actually pulled in US history

The Constitution of 1787 allowed Congress to outlaw the slave trade in 1808. They did not have to, but they did.

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Now why does that not make me feel much better about a possible trigger option?

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