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From: dlo@drutx.UUCP (OlsonDL)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: re: Edwin Meese
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Date: Mon, 6-Jan-86 14:08:07 EST
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>Meese has also claimed that the Bill of Rights does not apply to the
>States.  All libertarians on this network should be outraged at this
>contention - without the protection of the Bill of Rights you can kiss
>our civil liberties goodbye.

If Meese is out to dismantle the Bill of Rights, then he deserves contempt.
But, while he may not have been prudent in making such a statement, he
was not altogether incorrect.  The First Amendment of the U. S. Constiution
starts out with, "Congress shall make no law ...".  This is the U. S.
Congress; no such restriction is mentioned here concerning the State
level.  If you want protection at the State level, then you should use
what is provided in the Constitution of that state.

>                    tim sevener  whuxn!orb

My opinions are my own, and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer.

David Olson
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"To laugh at men of sense is the privilege of fools". -- Jean de la Bruyere