The Squalid thread was my finest hour - embarrassing for you, Tpaine.
The following was your finest hour?
Along this line, though Tpaine, if a state voted to establish a religion, or even ban free speech, say before an election, I would support it, because only Congress can violate the first amendment.
At some point you just have to trust a state not to do stupid things like limit free speech.
87 H.Akston
How embarrassing for you, Hugh.
Next you will admit a State has the power to infringe on our RKBA's, just like paulsen.
At some point you just have to trust a state not to do stupid things like limit free speech. - me
What's so embarrassing about that, tpaine? Do you think the text of the 1st amendment prohibits a state from establishing a religion?
You can't even read what I write. For example:
"Next you will admit a State has the power to infringe on our RKBA's, just like paulsen." - tpaine
You wrote the above, after I had written:
"The 14th Amendment was not needed to apply ANY of the bill of rights to the states. Article VI, Section 2 already covers that need: "This Constitution...shall be the supreme Law of the Land...Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding".
No State could deny a right to bear arms, given the above clause. "
I had already said the opposite of what you predicted I was going to say! You're dead wrong. Again, you have embarrassed yourself.