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Freedom of religion, speech, press, petition, and assembly. Nope food's not in there, but perhaps I'm being too originalist. Eminent Domain is a thing too.
by Varcht 8y ago
Freedom of religion, speech, press, petition, and assembly. Nope food's not in there, but perhaps I'm being too originalist. Eminent Domain is a thing too.
- exabrial 8y agoAn oft repeated fallacy... Originalism applies when it extends the rights of the people or restricts the government, not the other way around.
- dragonwriter 8y agoThe right to self-rule outside the enumerated powers of the federal government (and thus, the general police power of the states) is a right of the people against the federal government.
- DoofusOfDeath 8y agoAt the risk of being a Debbie Downer, I don't think it matters much whether or not your view has merits. The federal armed forces reduce this to an argumentum ad baculum.
- dragonwriter 8y agoIn practice, not usually. It's usually resolved in the courts, often partially or wholly in favor of state power, without resort to argumentum ad baculum.