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To: DoughtyOne
I am also curious to know how the 14th Amendment ‘aware’ Freepers view the inclusion of comments referring to that Amendment in the case for the majority on this decision.

The purpose of the "priveleges and immunities" clause of the 14th amendment was to "incorporate" the first 9 amendments against the states. At the time, local governments in the South were disarming newly freed Blacks. This was a major motivation for that part of the 14th amendment.

54 posted on 04/20/2009 9:39:10 PM PDT by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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To: El Gato

Thanks for your take on it El Gato. Sounds like the 14th needs to be gutted.


61 posted on 04/20/2009 11:15:48 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Pres__ent Obama's own grandmother says he was born in Kenya. She was there.)
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