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The Bill of Rights isn’t just for citizens, most of it (including the 6th amendment) applies to anyone on American soul.
by ojbyrne 9y ago
The Bill of Rights isn’t just for citizens, most of it (including the 6th amendment) applies to anyone on American soul.
- sneak 9y agoLegally I have no idea what the government claims applies or does not, but reading the declaration it seems pretty clear that the founders had the still-radical notion that most/all of these fundamental rights apply to all people ("men", in the text, and "[white] men" in practice). There wasn't even such a thing as "American" when it was written. If the US thinks the bill of rights should only apply to citizens of the US, the US is morally bankrupt.