[betty boop]

You know where "its" to be found Betty. - In the 14th.

Ah, tpaine...that magical, mysterious 14th -- which basically holds: the federal government can do absolutely anything it wants, so long as it can find a majority of justices to approve.

I don't know how you can take any comfort in this fact. But then, you're pretty magical and mysterious yourself....

[tpaine]

You know where "its" to be found Betty. - In the 14th.

Ah, tpaine...that magical, mysterious 14th -- which basically holds: the federal government can do absolutely anything it wants, so long as it can find a majority of justices to approve.

Hyperbole Betty, as you well know.
The 14th can, and I perdict will, protect us from a federal government that IMAGINES it can do absolutely anything it wants.
States can force the feds to comply with our constitution, if they choose.
Our Rinocrat political system enables ALL levels of government to ignore our rights, far to often.

I don't know how you can take any comfort in this fact. But then, you're pretty magical and mysterious yourself....

I see political realities; -- far too many FReepers are blinded by their own single issue agendas.