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It also protects equal representation and voting rights through power given to congress in the 14th and 15th amendment. As well as the Commerce clause.
by kjkjadksj 3y ago
It also protects equal representation and voting rights through power given to congress in the 14th and 15th amendment. As well as the Commerce clause.
- beaeglebeached 3y agoDoes that mean I can apply for government issued lease of the Hawaiian Home Lands apportionment and sue when they deny me? The 14th doesn't seem to apply to the states, otherwise Hawaii couldn't restrict land to 'the blood' of the right race.
- kjkjadksj 3y agoAccording to our legal systems, you are welcome to try this and argue it and if its truly a constitutional crisis it just might get argued in front of the supreme court.
- beaeglebeached 3y agoThis finally worked for the 15th. It wasn't until the year 2000 that other races in Hawaii were granted equal voting rights in rice v cayetano. 130 years after the 15th was passed. Maybe in another 130 the 14th will apply to the state. As for the CRA, there were previous ones defended under 14/15 and it was struck. The unique defense of the CRA is interstate commerce as expanded under wickard to somehow include basically all trade.