[rustbucket]

The concept of an 'all powerful state', one that can ignore our constitutions restrictions, has always been a product of the states rights movement in america.

What constitutional restrictions have the states righters ignored?

[tpaine]

The concept of an 'all powerful state', one that can ignore our constitutions restrictions, has always been a product of the states rights movement in america.
-tpaine-


What constitutional restrictions have the states righters ignored?
-rb-


Lots, - but their support for the CA prohibitions on 'assault weapons' gets me the most.
There are dozens of self described conservatives on FR who ~insist~ that CA has a 'right' to so 'regulate' guns. -- IE, -- that our BOR's do not apply to a state.

Incredible. - In effect they are constitutional scofflaws, and are proud of it...

[donmeaker]

What constitutional restrictions have the states rights proponents ignored?

How about the right of black Americans to own guns. The right of black Americans to vote, to travel by common coach, to educate their children in league with others in their neighborhood. The right to compete in the job market for work that they are capable of performing.

Not to mention the right to not be lynched, and to marry by mutual agreement.

Enough for a start?