A Thought Provoking Political Question: (Congress, constitution, meaning)

[Vinylly]

Question: If 'con' is the opposite of 'pro' then does that mean 'congress' is the opposite of 'progress'?

[robbobobbo]

Wow never heard that one before. Deep.

[legalsea]

And, if the plural of Goose is Geese, then the plural of Moose must be....

[chucksnee]

I did not know Jack Handy was on this board....

[ergohead]

Originally Posted by Vinylly

Question: If 'con' is the opposite of 'pro' then does that mean 'congress' is the opposite of 'progress'?

Yeah, stay within the bounds of the constitution so progress can happen.

[SNEwx_46]

Ha.

[ovcatto]

Originally Posted by Vinylly

Question: If 'con' is the opposite of 'pro' then does that mean 'congress' is the opposite of 'progress'?

Thought provoking, maybe to a couple of 11th graders after sharing a couple of bong hits (at least I would have thought so when I was in 11th grade).

Deep man that's so f'in deep!

[rbohm]

Originally Posted by Vinylly

Question: If 'con' is the opposite of 'pro' then does that mean 'congress' is the opposite of 'progress'?

hi, welcome to 45 years ago(at least).

[Mircea]

Originally Posted by Vinylly

Question: If 'con' is the opposite of 'pro' then does that mean 'congress' is the opposite of 'progress'?

Con also means "with" as in chili con carne (chili with meat).

[Fiyero]

Um, no. Con is an assimilation of Com, which comes from the Latin word with a u in between c and m, meaning with or together. Gress, comes from the Latin Gradi/Gradus, which means a walk/step. This led to Congressus in Latin, which means the coming together of a group of people/friendly meeting.