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To: 4ConservativeJustices

The Preamble to the BoR does ~not~ specifically limit them to the Federal government.

It specifically says that when ratified, they will be -- "part of said Constitution;" -- which is the supreme Law of the Land. -- The "laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding."


85 posted on 11/09/2004 12:42:13 PM PST by tpaine (No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another. - T. Jefferson)
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To: tpaine
The Conventions of a number of the States having, at the Time of their Adopting the [FEDERAL] Constitution, expressed a Desire, in Order to prevent Misconstruction or Abuse of its [FEDERAL] Powers, that further declaratory and restrictive Clauses should be added ...

The clauses were not added to state Constitutions, they limited the Federal Constitution. The framers understood it to be so, as did the courts.

89 posted on 11/10/2004 6:17:33 AM PST by 4CJ (Laissez les bon FReeps rouler)
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