12 December 2006 - constitutional

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Each Age a Lens

Remember the institution of the constitutional, back in the old days when things were sane? We have driven away from that. Today the constitution has been institutionalized; its constituents are destituent.

clue:

“Destituent” means deficient.

“Each Age a Lens” is a quote from an Emily Dickinson poem.

give me a clue so sweet and true

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