Posted on 12/23/2017 1:07:44 PM PST by iowamark
Is it “official information” if the cops don’t even have it yet?
And a lot of people.
Dream on... the first amendment fully protects a news blogger from being arrested for publishing something the state says they wanted to release later.
14th amendment did indeed make the bill of rights incumbent upon the states.
Bit did the 14th Amendment explicitly alter the first amendment? Yes or no?
If 'no' then how is it that Congress
can be held to mean state legislature
?
If 'yes' then please show both where and how it did so.
You are out of your league on this. You may not like the 14th amendment and many people don’t. But it very much does make it illegal for a state to violate the bill of rights. It wasn’t a panel of judges, it was the amendment process.
And even if you were correct (and you aren’t) The State of Texas Constitution still forbids this exercise in police state power.
Your assertion is without proof.
You may not like the 14th amendment and many people don’t.
I'm perfectly willing to treat it as an actual legitimate amendment; that, however, says nothing about agreeing with or condoning what the Courts have deemed the plain language to "really mean". (e.g. anchor babies
.)
But it very much does make it illegal for a state to violate the bill of rights.
You're not listening — where/how does Congress
become transmuted to be the legislature
?
It wasn’t a panel of judges, it was the amendment process.
Again; I've not said anything against the validity of the 14th Amendment. — I have, however, said that there has to be some manner in which the First Amendment is altered in order to change congress
into legislature
.
And even if you were correct (and you aren’t) The State of Texas Constitution still forbids this exercise in police state power.
That is exactly what I said and, IMO, the proper level to address this case — please go back and re-read my posts if you disagree.
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