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To: DungeonMaster

Do not the states have laws against murder? The federal government doesn’t need those laws. The Constitution is specific. It is a list of powers given to the federal government, not a list of implied rights or protections the federal government should provide except in very specific instances.


266 posted on 08/16/2007 7:26:11 AM PDT by billbears (Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. --Santayana)
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To: billbears
Do not the states have laws against murder? The federal government doesn’t need those laws. The Constitution is specific. It is a list of powers given to the federal government, not a list of implied rights or protections the federal government should provide except in very specific instances.

What constitutes a "federal crime"? In the cop shows as soon as certain lines are crossed crimes become a federal case. Is that against the constitution in your mind?

268 posted on 08/16/2007 7:29:02 AM PDT by DungeonMaster (concerning His promise.....not willing that any (of whom?) should perish but that all...)
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To: billbears

“The federal government doesn’t need those laws. The Constitution is specific. It is a list of powers given to the federal government, not a list of implied rights or protections the federal government should provide except in very specific instances.”

What about murder committed on Federal property or places like Indian reservations?

I’m all about limiting government but eliminating the federal government will surely lead to our destruction.


275 posted on 08/16/2007 7:50:06 AM PDT by driftdiver
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