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There are all sorts of limitations on what minors can do, including limitations on constitutional rights. This is a pretty well established exception and not at
by amadeuspagel 5y ago
There are all sorts of limitations on what minors can do, including limitations on constitutional rights. This is a pretty well established exception and not at all comparable to taxing people for exercising their rights.
- staticman2 5y agoSure, but there's nothing in the constitution saying minors have less rights. So it's just as "wacky" to give them less rights based on the text of the constitution as anything else. My point is any constitutuonal debate is going to be wacky. All that really is going to matter is how a judge feels, ultimately. Incidentally the text of the constitution was only meant to apply to the federal government initially so based on the actual text state governments can 100% ban guns, ban free speech, throw you in jail without the right to an attorney, etc. The Supreme Court does not interpret the constitution in that fashion today but that's a judge made reading.
- amadeuspagel 5y agoAs long as we have had laws, there has been some conception of a minor, someone who does not have the rights and duties of an adult. The authors of the constitution were well aware of this. This is not as "wacky" as anything some cynical politician came up with three days ago.