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To: Dr. Frank fan
Your "various and sundry disagreements" mostly stemmed from other misunderstandings of my position, or from strawmen of your creation. In any case, none of it betrayed any serious attempt at rational discussion.

I'll only say here that if something's illegal under the 14th amendment, there's no need for Congress to make it illegal. If it's not illegal under the 14th, then Congress has no authority under that amendment to make it illegal.

58 posted on 04/01/2005 4:22:44 PM PST by inquest (FTAA delenda est)
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To: inquest
Your "various and sundry disagreements" mostly stemmed from other misunderstandings of my position, or from strawmen of your creation.

Well, as long as you're specific about where I erred and show why it is so that I erred about your position.

In any case, none of it betrayed any serious attempt at rational discussion.

As opposed to, for example, the post I'm currently responding to.

I'll only say here that if something's illegal under the 14th amendment, there's no need for Congress to make it illegal. If it's not illegal under the 14th, then Congress has no authority under that amendment to make it illegal.

What are you talking about? Specifically? What did Congress "make illegal", or try to? Or are specifics, bearing on an actual point of some sort, too much to ask from someone who purports to crave rational discussion.

60 posted on 04/01/2005 5:05:51 PM PST by Dr. Frank fan
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