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To: Labyrinthos

2A has to apply to states. The wording is not like the other nine. It does not say “Congress shall make no law...”, it says “...shall not be infringed.” It leaves no leeway here. No one within the jurisdiction of the Constitution is allowed to infringe.


347 posted on 11/09/2007 1:07:47 PM PST by arthurus (Better to fight them OVER THERE than to have to fight them OVER HERE!)
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To: arthurus

Art 6 para 2 is the only “incorperation” any of the Amendments needed. They eventually put in a separate Amendment to try and get it to stick again, but then the SCOTUS screwed that up by coming up with a Selective Incorporation doctrine that is no part of their mandate.


352 posted on 11/09/2007 1:10:25 PM PST by Dead Corpse (What would a free man do?)
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