tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21595692.post114244459631089611..comments2023-11-02T06:17:05.764-04:00Comments on Ranting Nerd: Strict Constructionism, My Assrantingnerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00192899727951019414noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21595692.post-1143224225349018482006-03-24T13:17:00.000-05:002006-03-24T13:17:00.000-05:00Which view? That states can impose more limitatio...Which view? That states can impose more limitations on rights, or that that idea can/should be used to justify gun control laws? <BR/><BR/>I'm not a lawyer, so I certainly wouldn't take anything I say without a mound of salt, but I think it's quite clear that there are areas of responsibility (e.g. zoning laws) where states should definitely have more power than the federal government. There are other areas (e.g. restrictions on who can vote) that have been explicitly placed under control (or at least supervision) of the federal government, by the 13/14/15/24/26th amendments and by acts of the US Congress and Supreme Court Decisions stemming from them. <BR/><BR/>It's complicated and messy, and that's why we have courts. (There are a bunch of people, like Tom DeLay, who think -- or claim to think -- that the courts should exist to rubberstamp the actions of the other branches of government. But that's a separate story.)rantingnerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192899727951019414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21595692.post-1143092063417742062006-03-23T00:34:00.000-05:002006-03-23T00:34:00.000-05:00Ok - so, do you agree with this view or not?Ok - so, do you agree with this view or not?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21595692.post-1142727713186115062006-03-18T19:21:00.000-05:002006-03-18T19:21:00.000-05:00Yes, it does say that the states (and the people) ...Yes, it does say that the states (and the people) have powers. This is an argument that a lot of gun-control advocates use: states can impose gun-control laws, even where Congress might be limited by the Second Amendment....rantingnerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192899727951019414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21595692.post-1142459679696584332006-03-15T16:54:00.000-05:002006-03-15T16:54:00.000-05:00Not that I'm an expert or anything - but though th...Not that I'm an expert or anything - but though the 9th is pretty clear that there are other rights, doesn't the 10th amendment say basically that the <B>States</B> have other powers, e.g., other abilities to impinge on rights?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com