22 Aug 06
Originally posted by VapataSome of these state Constitutions predate the US Constitution others predate the 14th Amendment, before which the Bill of Rights was not directly applicable to State laws and Constitutions. None of these provisions are enforceable now.
True, but I could have sworn that there is a law stating that State laws may not contradict the constitution...
22 Aug 06
Originally posted by no1marauderTennessee and Texas do not.
Some of these state Constitutions predate the US Constitution others predate the 14th Amendment, before which the Bill of Rights was not directly applicable to State laws and Constitutions. None of these provisions are enforceable now.
22 Aug 06
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Originally posted by rwingettAlas, the ACLU puts more efforts these days into religious issues than such excesses of the Federal Government as post-9/11 eavesdropping, and the closing of nearly all sources of public records to the press and historians. When my local ACLU chapter was up in arms about the quasi-Calvinism of the twelve-step program of Alcoholics Anonymous (and court ordered treatment involving such programs), I let my membership lapse.
Glad to see the ACLU is on the ball. Maybe I'll renew my membership.
22 Aug 06
Originally posted by WulebgrCrushing quasi-Calvinism is what gets the donations from me. If they can also stop Big Brother, then that's icing on the cake.
Alas, the ACLU puts more efforts these days into religious issues than such excesses of the Federal Government as post-9/11 eavesdropping, and the closing of nearly all sources of public records to the press and historians. When my local ACLU chapter was up in arms about the quasi-Calvinism of the twelve-step program of Alcoholics Anonymous (and court ordered treatment involving such programs), I let my membership lapse.