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The equal protection clause of the US constitution: no state shall ... deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Also the d
by 7952 14y ago
The equal protection clause of the US constitution:
no state shall ... deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Also the due process clause:
[N]or shall any person . . . be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law .
It does not differentiate between citizens and none-citizens.
- Karunamon 14y agoThe constitution also guarantees the right to bear arms to "the people" - how do you suggest we enforce that one across borders? The US law only applies to the US. Same as in any other country.
- einhverfr 14y agoNot entirely. It isn't clear that the US government can start killing Americans when they take weekend trips to Toronto without violating the Due Process clause.
- Karunamon 14y agoPretty sure killing people on a sovereign nation's soil might fall afoul of that nation's laws...
- einhverfr 14y agoBut all that would do would be cause an international incident and expose those who carry it out to threat of prosecution of not granted diplomatic immunity. The question is whether US law prevents it. THere are some cases to suggest that the bill of rights still governs to at least some extent when a US citizen is acted against by the US government in a foreign county.
- einhverfr 14y agoThe EPC formally only binds the states, right? To the extent it binds the federal government is the extent it has been read into the due process clause.....